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Widespread bank pay delay
Payments between New Zealand banks have been restored after a glitch at ANZ New Zealand led to industry-wide disruptions.
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Woman with spinal injury airlifted to hospital
A woman who suffered a suspected spinal injury while playing touch rugby was taken to hospital by rescue helicopter last night.
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Westpac cuts pre-okayed mortgages
Westpac has confirmed it is withdrawing mortgage pre-approvals for some customers following the introduction of the Reserve Bank's new lending restrictions.
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Westpac cuts 2-year mortgage rate
Westpac has dropped its two-year fixed rate home loan but at the same time hiked its one-year rate.
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Summer surge tipped for NZ tourism
After being in the doldrums for most of the last 10 years, the tourism sector is being tipped to go through an upturn.
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Bank rules sour home loans
Low-deposit mortgages will not only be harder to get from the end of this month, but they will be a lot more expensive.
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Kiwibank hikes mortgage rates
Kiwibank has hiked two of its fixed mortgage rates for people who have deposits of less than 20 per cent.
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Home loan? There's an app for that
Kiwi house buyers can now get a mortgage on their cellphones - a first for New Zealand and Australia.
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Sam Judd: New way for farmers to make money
Environmental columnist Sam Judd checks out a new way for farmers to make money that will actually benefit the environment.
![Kiwis increase appetite for credit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwis increase appetite for credit
More New Zealanders are feeling comfortable about increasing the limit on their credit card limits now than this time last year, according to survey findings.
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Drought pushes dairy prices up 14pc
Prices of dairy products have surged to a record in Fonterra's latest global online auction as traders competed for a shrinking volume of drought-affected milk powder.
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Fall in Aussie migration
The number of kiwis who crossed the ditch last month was its lowest in two years, according to figures out today.
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Stock Takes: Mad Butcher's listing details due soon
A prospectus for the Mad Butcher's back door listing is expected to be out next week...
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Confidence levels decent but not spectacular - poll
Consumer confidence is holding up at "decent but not spectacular" levels in the latest Westpac McDermott Miller quarterly survey.
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Drought fails to dampen confidence
Kiwis continue to feel relatively chipper about their economic circumstances, despite the drought and a string of high profile job cuts, a new survey shows.
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Kiwibank slashes mortgage rate
Kiwibank has today launched a six-month fixed home loan rate of 4.79 per cent, the bank's lowest rate in its 11-year history.
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Westpac cuts mortgage rates
Three weeks since ASB kicked off competition among banks for the year, Westpac has this morning announced cuts to three of its fixed mortgage rates.
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Runaway bankrupt but mum on cash
The man who went on the run with a bank's millions has been declared bankrupt - and there is no word on the money he owes.