NNew Zealand Read More One critically injured after car plunges 40 metres down bank near WhatatutuDecember 30, 2025 A St John ambulance spokesman said on Monday there was a young person in the vehicle taken to…
NNew Zealand Read More Serious crash closes SH2 north of Napier after car plunges off bankDecember 30, 2025 In a statement, NZTA said because of the nature of the incident, the police serious crash team would…
EEconomy Read More Bank of Ayudhya expands overseas as Thai economy slowsDecember 28, 2025 Finance Acquisitions and advisory services anchor MUFG unit’s regional strategy: CEO The Bank of Ayudhya, known as Krungsri,…
BBusiness Read More Kiwibank scraps plan for part-privatisation for now, due to Reserve Bank capital rule changeDecember 19, 2025 It said it had the capital required to grow. Work had been underway to try to find investors…
NNew Zealand Read More ASB drops New Zealand milk price forecast to $9.20/kgMS after another weak Global Dairy Trade auctionDecember 17, 2025 Anhydrous milk fat prices were down another 5.2% after falling 9.8% at the last sale. “The pace and…
BBusiness Read More Reserve Bank makes it cheaper for banks to meet controversial capital rules – savings expected to be passed onto customersDecember 17, 2025 The changes will enable banks to replace some of the high-cost, high-quality capital they have to hold with…
BBusiness Read More Auckland businessman who took $773k in ANZ commissions gets home detentionDecember 15, 2025 However, AIG commission records associated with the ANZ legacy products indicated commission payments were made payable to a…
BBusiness Read More Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman finally talks market down, as ANZ the latest to hike mortgage ratesDecember 15, 2025 ANZ is hiking its 18-month and two-year mortgage rates by 20 basis points, and its three, four, and…
BBusiness Read More Co-operative Bank hikes mortgage rates by massive 30 basis pointsDecember 11, 2025 The bank’s standard two-year fixed rate will increase from 4.99% to 5.29%, while its three-year term moves from…
EEconomy Read More Thai central bank mulls over new credit guarantee measure for SMEsDecember 10, 2025 Economy High credit risk has led to drop in loan approvals, squeezing companies’ liquidity Small and medium enterprises…
BBusiness Read More Reserve Bank Governor says there is no preset course for monetary policy after Westpac hikes interest ratesDecember 9, 2025 She declined the opportunity to explicitly talk the market up or down. Rather, she stressed a couple of…
EEconomy Read More Why fixed mortgage rates are headed up already after Reserve Bank cuts – Inside EconomicsDecember 9, 2025 Banks’ answer is that their rates had already “priced in” the OCR reductions. But they need to produce…