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Big drop in number of forced sales
Mortgagee sales fall from 961 to 589 nationally with stronger economic conditions.
Mortgagee sales fall from 961 to 589 nationally with stronger economic conditions.
The Treasury is warning that economic growth this year might drop below 2 per cent. That would mean virtually zero in per capita terms, writes Brian Fallow.
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace in the September quarter as more expensive vegetables and local body rates offset cheaper vehicle relicensing fee
The New Zealand dollar has come a long way since the world equities meltdown in August.
Norway's Statoil is exploring for oil around New Zealand. Herald reporter Grant Bradley headed north to find out why they've come all this way.
We continue to live well beyond our means, and are likely to do so to an even greater degree in the coming years - hence our perennial need to borrow from overseas, writes Bryan Gould.
The ink is barely dry on the TPP and New Zealand has the prospect of another giant free trade deal in the offing.
Government is on the hunt for some big foreign firms to invest in local R & D over the next five years.
Wall St moved higher while the US dollar fell overnight.
Inflation probably slowed in the third quarter due in large part to a big ACC levy drop.
Labour has been pivotal in shifting public opinion, shifting its own position last year from a pro starting point to a neutral one.
Australia's next central bank governor will inherit an entirely different set of economic conditions and risks than Glenn Stevens
As dust settles on TPP negotiations, much attention will turn to analysing the full text of the agreement and understanding its costs and benefits, writes John Ballingall.
It may be difficult at first for observers to grasp the magnitude of what has happened with the trade liberalisation deal just reached in the TPP.
Dairy prices were up for the fourth time in a row in the latest world dairy auction. Why?
Editorial: Dairy products might not have gained much easier access to Japan and North America but agricultural exports are firmly in the agreement.
FRAN O'SULLIVAN: Geneva has the WTO. Brussels hosts the European Union. Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership put Auckland on the map?
The agreement provides for the complete elimination of tariffs on New Zealand's exports to TPP nations, but with only partial liberalisation of the dairy trade.
The TPP could be improved after a few years, Trade Minister Tim Groser has said, acknowledging NZ lost against powerful forces that limited dairy sector rewards.
Labour is urging the Government to push ahead with plain packaging for cigarettes after the TTP forbade tobacco companies from directly suing NZ.
The TPP outcome differs from what its opponents had predicted, says lobbyist Charles Finny.