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Parade for All Whites to celebrate achievements
Prime Minister John Key will kick off a parade to honour the All Whites in Wellington next Wednesday.
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NZ dollar gains on weakening US dollar
The New Zealand dollar gained on a weakening greenback after comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia yesterday spurred traders' appetite for high-yielding currencies.
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Kiwibank follows rivals with big mortgage rate cuts
Kiwibank, which led its rivals in cutting two-year fixed home loan rates last week, has now followed them by reducing its three, four and five year rates.
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Auckland house prices slump in June
Auckland house sales slumped 16pc in June, with the average sale price falling 3.6pc from a year ago, says real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson.
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Rents will rise as house prices fall, says Westpac
House prices will fall gently for the next two years before levelling out, says a leading bank economist.
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NZ needs 10,000 new houses - report
About 10,000 new homes need to be built in NZ to keep pace with population growth and ease the current housing squeeze, a new report shows.
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Consumer confidence rebounds on Govt tax reform
Consumer confidence rebounded in the June quarter, helped by income tax changes unveiled in last month’s budget.
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Wang confident creditors will accept 2c in the dollar
May Wang's lawyer is confident creditors will accept her proposal to repay them just 2c in the dollar to settle a multi-million dollar debt.
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Farm, forestry exports bounce back
New Zealand's farm and forestry exports are bouncing back in the wake of the global recession, agricultural economists say.
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Five gamechangers for our capital markets?
The Capital Markets taskforce believes New Zealand could double the size of its public markets in five years - with a little ambition. Here's some of the potential game changers.