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![Watson accident on skifield confirmed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Watson accident on skifield confirmed
Eric Watson is believed to be recovering in a Zurich hospital following a skiing accident.
![Feltex 'failed' by its accountants, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Feltex 'failed' by its accountants, court told
Feltex was failed by its accountancy firm Ernst & Young, the Auckland District Court was told today.
![<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Enforced savings are a homeowner's advantage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Enforced savings are a homeowner's advantage
Although renting may be better financially, when you bring common behaviour into the mix the advantage evaporates.
![<i>Diana Clement:</i> It pays to put a value on your time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
<i>Diana Clement:</i> It pays to put a value on your time
Which is cheaper, going to New World or Pak'nSave? The answer is not that simple.
![South Canterbury Finance: Finding the money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
South Canterbury Finance: Finding the money
Taxpayers could be left liable for loans that South Canterbury Finance will not give details about.
![<i>Stock takes</i>: Spinning it wide? not wide enough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
<i>Stock takes</i>: Spinning it wide? not wide enough
The Securities Commission's announcement yesterday that it had laid criminal charges against the directors of Lombard Finance & Investments was no surprise.
![New Zealand Super Fund to buy back the farm?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
New Zealand Super Fund to buy back the farm?
Adrian Orr’s powerpoints are occasionally interesting, and usually include some clues about where the NZS is headed.
![House mortgage market drying up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
House mortgage market drying up
The number of people who received mortgages in the first quarter of this year was 30 per cent down on 2009.
![Million-dollar fraudster - or a doddery old man?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Million-dollar fraudster - or a doddery old man?
60 Minutes' story on the "number one New Zealander on the FBI’s most wanted list" should be a ripper, writes David Chaplin.
![Real estate watchdog fields 320 complaints in first five months](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Real estate watchdog fields 320 complaints in first five months
The newly formed Real Estate Agents Authority has received more than 320 complaints in its first five months of operation.
![Experts: Banks more willing to lend on mortgages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Experts: Banks more willing to lend on mortgages
Would-be housebuyers struggling to scrape together a deposit have a glimmer of hope, as banks appear to be loosening the purse strings.