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Property prices jump $10k in September
National property prices rose by $10,000 in September, taking the median house price back to a record high reached earlier this year.
National property prices rose by $10,000 in September, taking the median house price back to a record high reached earlier this year.
The number of first home buyers in the market since the introduction of new Reserve Bank mortgage restrictions last month has plummeted, real estate agents are reporting.
New Zealand rightly prides itself on being a leader in women's rights. It was ranked sixth out of 135 countries in the Global Gender Gap report for 2011.
Another report containing another warning about the need to address rising costs of super has been met with another statement which says: "there's no problem".
New Zealanders who die or leave the country permanently are being replaced by citizens of other nations.
It is deliciously funny to see befuddled Green Party politicians advocating policies that subsidise precisely what they want to discourage, writes Jamie Whyte.
ANZ's Truckometer indicator is pointing to an economy with a lot of momentum.
In a history-making selection, US President Barack Obama nominated Janet Yellen to be chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Kiwis who permanently move to Australia can suffer from some hidden long-term emotional and relational costs, according to an oral historian.
The first batch of `special housing areas' in Auckland, which will bring 6000 new sections onto the market, have been revealed today.
US President Barack Obama says he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of "economic chaos.''
A new report suggests raising the age of eligibility for NZ Super would make retirement income policies fairer between generations.
A third of people are unemployed, fear losing their job or are in temporary work.
The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's quarterly survey of business opinion has found the sector in good heart and evidence of a recovery that is becoming broader-based.