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![Kiwibank 'kick starts' 2011 with mortgage rate cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kiwibank 'kick starts' 2011 with mortgage rate cut
In the first mortgage rate cut of 2011, Kiwibank has dropped its one-year mortgage rate to 6.15 per cent from 6.45 per cent per annum.
![Treasury ready to advise on privatisation options](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Treasury ready to advise on privatisation options
Treasury is sitting on advice to the government about options for selling state assets, and is just waiting to be asked to produce it.
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Labour sees place for private capital in SOEs
The Labour Party has signalled a willingness to allow private capital into state-owned enterprises - at the subsidiary level.
![Kiwibank cuts rates to spark quiet property market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kiwibank cuts rates to spark quiet property market
Kiwibank has cut its 2 year fixed mortgage rate to 6.59pc, to try and spice up housing demand.
![Start buying houses, says Kiwibank boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Start buying houses, says Kiwibank boss
New Kiwibank head Paul Brock is urging potential first home buyers not to be spooked and to go out and buy, so long as they can afford to.
![Extended retail deposit guarantee gets little traction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
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.
![Kiwibank gets 40pc of new mortgage value in June quarter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kiwibank gets 40pc of new mortgage value in June quarter
Kiwibank accounted for 40 per cent of new residential mortgages written by the major banks in the June quarter.
![Help support Christchurch earthquake victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Help support Christchurch earthquake victims
APN News & Media, publisher of nzherald.co.nz, is today launching a nation-wide appeal for Christchurch earthquake victims.
![Government underwrites Kiwibank expansion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Government underwrites Kiwibank expansion
The Government has underwritten Kiwibank's growth plans by providing its parent NZ Post with a backup funding facility it can draw on in emergencies.