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<i>Inside Money :</i> Reserve Bank fights inflation, launches board game
Let's celebrate some of the lesser, under-appreciated duties of the Reserve Bank.
<i>Andrew Hooker:</i> How insurers accuse customers of dishonesty
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 chief mulls account number portability
Kiwibank's new chief executive Paul Brock wants to see the banking industry emulate its telecommunications counterpart and introduce bank account number portability.
Extended retail deposit guarantee gets little traction
Only seven companies - including the three "Heartland Bank" merger partners - have signed up for the Crown's extended retail deposit guarantee scheme.
ASB launches 'rounding up' savings
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.
Economy contracted last quarter, says NZIER
An influential survey of business opinion shows the economy contracted in the September quarter after stalling in June.
Auditor gives Allied Farmers only qualified opinion
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 says unsure if company can survive
Allied Farmers' auditor PwC says it hasn't enough evidence to say whether the company can be viewed as a going concern.
<i>Inside Money: </i>Why ratings are over-rated
Are you swelling with national pride? New Zealand has once more been granted Aaa status by international credit-ratings agency Moody's.