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Where first home buyers head
First-home buyers in Auckland are flocking to the west, where there are more new buyers than anywhere else in the country, latest data shows.
First-home buyers in Auckland are flocking to the west, where there are more new buyers than anywhere else in the country, latest data shows.
Higher dairy export prices have driven New Zealand's terms of trade to their highest point since 1973, Statistics NZ says.
The house-building sector's rising fortunes have taken a tumble, with the latest Statistics New Zealand data showing the rate of increase slipping.
The share of new mortgage lending going to borrowers with low deposits halved in October, the first month in which the Reserve Bank's curbs on such loans applied.
If we want the dairy industry to lift national income we will have to pay the price in terms of increasing degradation of rivers and other water bodies, says Brian Fallow.
Wal-Mart Stores is ushering in a changing of the guard as the world's largest retailer confronts slower growth and challenges to its reputation.
A successful building plan will result in a 10,000-home oversupply in Auckland, says NZIER.
Labour spokesman says foreign firms' drive for big profits putting local industries in jeopardy.
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New Zealand needs tourists who spend more money, rather than just more people through the airport gates, Prime Minister John Key says.
Lending restrictions are starting to ease the pressure on the property market but first-home buyers are still finding it tough as prices and interest rates creep up.
New Zealand manufacturers are increasingly moving offshore to stay afloat, but there are other options, says Steve Nicholson
Despite the introduction of the Reserve Bank's lending restrictions, home affordability has continued to worsen according to a new report.
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