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Westpac nears release of 3D banking app
Westpac New Zealand says it is gearing up to release a world first banking app that will allow customers to view their account details in 3D.
Auckland house sales fall
Auckland's biggest real estate agency, Barfoot & Thompson, said their house sale volumes fell in July, blaming winter and the election.
Three Chinese banks grab prime CBD spots
Three Chinese banks have leased offices in Auckland's central business district, putting further pressure on the stretched sector, says a leasing agent.
Brisk US growth figures clip kiwi
The New Zealand dollar dropped below US85c yesterday on news that the United States economy is growing at a pace brisker than expected.
NZ dollar slides to eight-week low
The New Zealand dollar slumped to an eight-week low as the US dollar jumped on better than expected US second quarter growth data
Even yakuza can't stop investors hunting for yield
The Japanese consumer lender at the centre of a scandal over loans to gangsters that engulfed Mizuho Financial Group sold debt at about a fifth of the premium global companies pay, as investors search for yield.
Dollar tumbles after Fonterra cuts payout to farmers
The New Zealand dollar dropped below 85 US cents for the first time in seven weeks after Fonterra cut its forecast payout to dairy farmers.
Bitcoin problems news to bankers
The New Zealand Bankers' Association is not aware of any problems with the local Bitcoin community getting access to banking services.
Gold bugs meet Bitcoin believers in bid to supplant US dollar
Bitgold. It's what you get when you combine bitcoin, one of the world's newest would-be currencies, and gold, one of the oldest.
Poor bank access stuns wheelchair user
Wheelchair users who can't get into a new bank branch in downtown Auckland say its inaccessible design makes New Zealand look like a "Third World" country.
Chinese growth back on roll: HSBC
Banking group HSBC sees economic growth picking up in China and the momentum continuing into next year.
Banks woo first-home buyers
Banks are once again wooing first-home buyers to apply for a mortgage, even if they do not have a 20 per cent deposit.
Kiwi dollar keeps falling
The New Zealand dollar was the weakest major currency overnight, touching a fresh six-week low.
NZ dollar slides to six-week low
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a six-week low today after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler called the kiwi's strength "unjustified."
Dollar tumbles after RBNZ says kiwi's strength 'unjustified'
The Kiwi dollar shed almost one cent against the US after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said the currency's strength was "unjustified"
Dollar dives after rate hike
The Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has raised the official cash rate as expected - leading the kiwi dollar to instantly take a tumble.
Dollar 'unsustainably high,' says English
Finance Minister Bill English said the Kiwi dollar, which hit a record on a trade-weighted basis this year, is "unsustainably high".