
Key speech tomorrow to set out economic plan
After months of debate and speculation the Govt will finally reveal its plans for tax reform tomorrow.
After months of debate and speculation the Govt will finally reveal its plans for tax reform tomorrow.
How will business judge John Key's economic plans? Pretty well - if he meets the five key criteria, writes Fran O’Sullivan.
The Auckland housing market slowed sharply in January with house prices and sales both well down.
It was the most expensive residential property deal ever. It was among the most controversial. And now it is the most disastrous.
Police have called off the search for missing multi-millionaire and former Brierley executive Herman Rockefeller in the area where his car was found.
Herman Rockefeller, the businessman at the centre of a missing person mystery in Australia is the former chief financial officer of Brierley Investments, based in New Zealand.
Auckland is fast catching Queenstown again as the least affordable region in New Zealand.
The first decade of the 21st century was a good period for the New Zealand economy.
Business groups say a proposed land tax would have a negative impact on hundreds of thousands of NZers.
John Key has indicated the Govt is open to reform which trades personal income tax cuts for some form of tax on investment property.
House prices have hit an all-time high but economists remain sceptical, saying higher mortgage interest rates are dampening the market.
House prices rose a modest 1.4 per cent in December, but ended the year nearly 10 per cent up from the year before.
Quotable Value figures show a dramatic and unexpected turnaround in property values in the past 12 months.