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Chorus signs up $1.35b bank funding line
Chorus, now officially demerged from Telecom, has just secured a $1.35b bank facility. Photo / Supplied
Struggle to tackle property addiction
Major political parties' lack of policies to redress our love affair with housing has bred frustration in economic circles.
Who wrote John Key's mystery S&P email?
No one is confessing to being the economist who authored an email about Standard & Poor's that has landed Prime Minister John Key in hot water.
Tower lifts premiums on bigger reinsurance bill
Tower insurance is lifting its premiums across the board, to help pay for increased re-insurance policies prompted by the Christchurch earthquakes.
Millionaire runaway fights for bail
He is accused of fleeing New Zealand with $6.6 million - and still has enough money to put up a bond...
Second 'runaway millionaire' arrest
The man who fled the country with Rotorua woman Kara Hurring after millions of dollars was mistakingly placed in their bank account has been arrested by Interpol while trying to cross from Hong Kong into China.
Groin smash horror for trailbike rider
A man who crashed his trail bike, striking his groin on the handlebars, is lucky he wasn't injured somewhere more private.
Consumers still upbeat, but less confident long term - survey
New Zealand consumers are still upbeat about how the economy is tracking, though their long-term confidence has tapered off in recent times, according to the latest consumer confidence survey.
Bollard tipped to lift rates this year, as inflation stirs
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard is expected to keep the official cash rate unchanged next week while signalling the stimulus of a record-low OCR will be removed sooner rather than later as inflation pressures start to stir.