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Credit card surcharge now OK, says regulator
Settlement means shops can now start imposing levies on shoppers using credit cards.
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Auckland house prices tipped to rocket
Auckland house prices will rise by almost 30pc in the next three years putting the city ahead of every other region, a study predicts.
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House prices to rise by 24pc, says new research
House prices will rise by 24pc over the next three years due to low interest rates and a shortage of new housing, report predicts.
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Snapping at the watchdog
The way Securities Commission chief executive Jane Diplock sees it, New Zealand's investor protection was way behind the rest of the world when she arrived. Since then, she says, there has been significant progress, but we are not there yet
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$97k to break fixed mortgage
Westpac is under fire for trying to ratchet homeowner's mortgage break fee by more than 500 per cent.
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House price confidence rising again, survey finds
For the first time in 18 months, more people think NZ house prices will rise than those expecting a fall, says ASB Bank.