Let's celebrate some of the lesser, under-appreciated duties of the Reserve Bank.

You might be surprised how often insurance companies call their customers liars, fraudsters or criminals, and the flimsy basis on which they sometimes do so.

Kiwibank's new chief executive Paul Brock wants to see the banking industry emulate its telecommunications counterpart and introduce bank account number portability.

Only seven companies - including the three "Heartland Bank" merger partners - have signed up for the Crown's extended retail deposit guarantee scheme.

One of NZ's biggest banks is encouraging Kiwis to turn their small change into big bucks via a new savings programme that rounds up spending on eftpos and visa debit transactions.

Auditors have given Allied Farmers' financial statements only a qualified opinion, and have raised concerns about the going concern basis of the company and the carrying value of assets.

Allied Farmers' auditor PwC says it hasn't enough evidence to say whether the company can be viewed as a going concern.

Are you swelling with national pride? New Zealand has once more been granted Aaa status by international credit-ratings agency Moody's.