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![NZ-India free trade talks back on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ-India free trade talks back on
Stalled free trade negotiations with India have taken a positive step forward with a commitment to schedule the next round of talks.
![House values rise at slowest rate in two years - QV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
House values rise at slowest rate in two years - QV
House values throughout New Zealand rose 1.1pc in the past three months, the slowest rise in two years, according to QV data out.
![Dollar dips below key 77 US cent mark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar dips below key 77 US cent mark
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.
![Peter Lyons: Winners have a monopoly on reality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Peter Lyons: Winners have a monopoly on reality
The winners are in control. They are winners because they deserve to be winners.
![Brown breaks rates promise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brown breaks rates promise
Auckland Council's budget committee has voted 16-7 for a proposal to increase rates by 3.5 per cent for each year of a new 10-year budget.
![Jobless rate at five-and-a-half year low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jobless rate at five-and-a-half year low
NZ's unemployment rate has fallen to a five-and-a-half year low as employers took on a growing number of migrants.
![Dairy auction gives hope to farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy auction gives hope to farmers
International dairy prices showed signs of stabilising at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.
![The man running world's biggest wealth fund](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The man running world's biggest wealth fund
Yngve Slyngstad, Norwegian wealth fund's CEO, says almost all investment decisions are affected by what happens in China.
![NZ economy the 'ultimate Houdini'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ economy the 'ultimate Houdini'
The New Zealand economy has managed the ultimate "Houdini" act by avoiding the inflationary pressures that usually go along with strong growth, Westpac said.
![New vehicle sales jump to record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New vehicle sales jump to record
New Zealand new vehicle sales are on track for the highest ever annual total this year as a buoyant local economy underpins demand.
![Banks' profits explode as bad debts go](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Banks' profits explode as bad debts go
Westpac NZ's record annual cash profit of $864m confirms a bumper year for the big banks. In fact, at $4.1b, that's almost $1000 for every man, woman and child in NZ.
![Young buyers not the problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Young buyers not the problem
Young aspiring Auckland house-buyers are not spendthrifts frittering their money on weekend entertainment but victims of an over-priced real estate sector, says an economist.
![Liam Dann: Disruption, the new buzzword](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Disruption, the new buzzword
Digital disruption was the hot topic at the Institute of Finance Professionals (INFINZ) conference last week, writes Liam Dann.
![Diana Clement: Mortgage options available to get up ladder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Mortgage options available to get up ladder
Getting a mortgage is much harder than it was before the global financial crisis. No longer will banks lend willy-nilly.
![$40m bid to resurrect derelict hotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$40m bid to resurrect derelict hotel
Two New Zealand companies have submitted a $40 million plan to restore an infamous Rarotonga resort once linked to the mafia and subject to a local curse.
![ANZ profit surges $343m to $1.71b](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
ANZ profit surges $343m to $1.71b
ANZ New Zealand's profit climbed $343 million in the past 12 months to a record $1.71 billion.
![New building consents patchy, but signs of revival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New building consents patchy, but signs of revival
New residential dwelling consent data continues to be patchy, but overall, the sector is showing a strong recovery.
![Rates move: What's in it for you?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rates move: What's in it for you?
About 116,000 Auckland households face a rates increase of more than 10 per cent under a rating formula released by Mayor Len Brown yesterday.
![Brian Fallow: Inflation monster goes missing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Inflation monster goes missing
Where has inflation gone and does it have a return ticket? Little wonder the Reserve Bank has just left interest rates on hold and the markets expect no change in the official cash rate for another year or so.