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New mortgage rules now in force
The Reserve Bank's new mortgage lending restrictions come into force today, restricting the number of high loan-to-value ratio mortgages banks can lend.
The Reserve Bank's new mortgage lending restrictions come into force today, restricting the number of high loan-to-value ratio mortgages banks can lend.
Having put their collective feet up on the desk as they contemplate retirement, baby boomers have been overtaken by Gen Xer as the most productive generation.
Businesses are the most cheerful they have been since 1999, a good sign for growth and employment but a potential harbinger of higher inflation and interest rates.
Will new low deposit loan rules make it tougher for people to buy, grow and fund small business?
John Key has hit back at Labour over new Reserve Bank mortgage lending limits, saying home buyers are better off under National due to lower interest rates.
A damning international report on mankind's role in climate change should be a wake-up call for urgent action, New Zealand environmentalists say.
The trend for the number of consents granted for new houses appears to be flattening after two years of growth, Statistics New Zealand said today.
New Zealand business needs to work harder to succeed in global markets, says Mark Weldon.
Labour's Phil Goff is back in business, adding his strong and rational voice to New Zealand's advocacy for the completion of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Up to 8000 families, couples and individuals trying to get into their first home will be stymied by the Reserve Bank's new lending restrictions, Finance Minister Bill English has acknowledged.
New Zealand fast food operator BurgerFuel has cut the ribbon on what it claims is the world's first gourmet burger drive-through.
Labour is promising to dump the Reserve Bank's new home loan restrictions - for first home buyers only.
Fletcher Building chief Mark Adamson says the changes being made at New Zealand's largest listed entity mirror the corporate recovery at Formica Group.
Kathmandu shares soared to an all-time high yesterday after the company reported a record annual result.
This week, dozens of people from the international oil industry are in the capital for a conference.
Labour leader said to have singled out economy, inequality gap, environment and strengthening national identity.
Fonterra has once again raised its farmgate milk price for the 2013-14 season, this time by 50c to a record $8.30 per kg of milk solids.
After being in the doldrums for most of the last 10 years, the tourism sector is being tipped to go through an upturn.