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Westpac cleared after tellers help elderly widow withdraw $300,000 cash before death
It’s alleged that staff once gave $23,000 stuffed into an envelope to the woman.

Aerial footage of tornado’s destruction through Mangawhai as the clean up begins
An Auckland rescue helicopter was tasked to Mangawhai to assist a male patient following a tornado on January 26, 2025. Credit: Westpac Auckland Rescue Helicopter

‘He scammed me too’: CEO denies laundering $1.53m, says he was also duped
'I stand to be incarcerated. Who will look after my boys?'

Mortgage wars: Another major bank cuts home loan rates as competition heats up
Kiwis can now get 5.99% six-month rates from three major banks.

Major bank cuts key home loan rate
One of New Zealand's major banks has moved early to cut home loan rates.

Employment confidence rises despite looming 5% unemployment rate forecast
Job market may have stabilised despite concerns over jitters.

Westpac NZ admits overcharging customers $6.35m
Westpac's conduct affected a total of 24,621 customers.

Housing for hapū: families move into $20m Ōrākei housing development
'Some people can’t remember anyone in their family owning a home.'

Watch: 'Confirm those last digits' - Credit card scammer captured on call
A customer outwitted the 'smooth and urbane' scammer.

Banks blame red tape for behind the ball on innovation
Reserve Bank says leaving banks to their own devices hasn't worked.

Unemployment preview: How hard has the economic downturn hit the labour market?
New employment data this week will reveal the impact on jobs.

Westpac outage: Irate customer says CEO should apologise to public
Customers are dismayed over the malfunctioning of Westpac online banking.

How fast will house prices lift next year?
House prices are set to rise throughout 2025, says Westpac.

Westpac online glitch flares up again for some
Gremlins return, to the frustration of some perplexed bank customers.

Resilience the key as franchise sector grows by $10 billion
The franchise model has shown resilience, growing in turnover during the pandemic.

Westpac online glitch affects some overseas customers
Mum says son was running out of money overseas after online glitch.

Two major banks make big cuts to home loan rates
More relief for mortgage-holding homeowners.

Banks set date to introduce key anti-scam measure, reimbursement question still hanging
Watchdog says it's 'shameful' banks took so long to introduce confirmation of payee tech.

ASB cuts rates after Kiwibank's move ahead of OCR decision
Banks are manoeuvring ahead of Adrian Orr's cash rate call.

Housing, infrastructure, cyber threats: McGrath's key concerns
Bipartisan approach to infrastructure can’t wait.

Confidence in job market falls to lowest since first Covid lockdown
A survey shows the employment outlook continues to soften.