Banking may be increasingly moving online but The Co-Operative Bank is pushing to expand its branch presence, particularly in Auckland.

As ANZ's unionised staff seek a pay rise of 2 - 3 per cent, it's been revealed their NZ boss has enjoyed a solid pay rise of nearly 14 per cent, taking him to $4.7m.

ANZ New Zealand chief executive David Hisco has enjoyed a solid pay rise, with his total remuneration lifting almost 15 per cent to $4.7 million.

The New Zealand share market pushed higher to a new record high at midday today. Here are four reasons why.

Finger print identification, a standard feature on new iPhones will soon be common place, a visiting biometrics expert says.

The New Zealand share market has continued its record-breaking run, with the NZX50 Index hitting its highest ever point.

New Zealand businesses are planning a "fighting fund" for a pro-TPP campaign once a deal is finished and in the public arena, Prime Minister John Key was told.

I've failed. It would appear that personal finance journalists' budgets are a bit like builders' houses. Never quite sorted out.

The NZ dollar fell below a key support level of 77 US cents, driven by optimism about the outlook for the world's largest economy.

Aussie barman managed to steal more than A$1.6 million and spent wildly on private jets, prostitutes and gambling.

A business owner who was mistakenly given thousands of dollars by his bank later had his account put into the red without warning.

Westpac NZ has reported a 13 per cent rise in annual cash earnings to $864m helped by a rise in lending and improving bad debts.

The Commerce Commission has missed its own deadline on whether it will file court action against three banks involved in its interest rate swaps probe.

Getting a mortgage is much harder than it was before the global financial crisis. No longer will banks lend willy-nilly.

Banks are offering cash, TVs and furniture vouchers to entice customers into taking out home loans - but experts warn consumers not to be taken in.

ANZ New Zealand boosted annual earnings 17 per cent as the local unit of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group benefited from home loan lending growth and bedded down savings from the integration of the National Bank brand.

ANZ New Zealand's profit climbed $343 million in the past 12 months to a record $1.71 billion.

The Co-operative Bank has lost a High Court bid to stop a financial services group using the word co-op in its name.

A resurgent US dollar and more bearish talk from the Reserve Bank combined to drive the kiwi dollar 2pc lower in active trading this morning.