A field of thousands of Anzac poppies has been planted on Auckland's waterfront to boost awareness of Poppy Day.

Westpac Banks says it's time to fix mortgages, ANZ says it's best to wait a bit.

A man's fatal decision to go swimming after drinking at a party has his family urging others not to make the same mistake.

NZ banks may follow their Australian parents and hike floating mortgage rates before any official move, but will struggle to justify it.

New Zealanders are the most pessimistic about the jobs market in more than two years as companies trim back plans to take on more workers.

Under-fire Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka is poised to make changes as his side's A-League campaign reaches crisis point.