BNZ cuts mortgage rates to match rivals ahead of OCR announcement
ASB, ANZ and Westpac cut their two-year fixed rates to 4.65%. The five major banks, including Kiwibank, dropped…
Rotorua Night Market trial move to Kuirau Park sparks hospitality backlash
In a press release, the council said a location switch could cut the current market’s annual cost of…
Tīrau Starbucks and Burger King decision expected by late October
If approved, the Starbucks coffeehouse and Burger King restaurant with drive-through facilities would be located at 69A Main…
Real estate agent, husband and companies fined nearly $1m for flouting foreign buyer ban
The couple admitted wrongdoing and have been ordered to sell the properties that were acquired without consent. In…
Mortgage rate cuts: ANZ drops fixed rate below 4.5% day after BNZ as OCR decision due next week
She said ANZ was continuing to review home loan rates in response to international and local market conditions,…
BNZ cuts one-year fixed mortgage rate below 4.5% as next OCR decision looms
“For someone moving from our current average one-year rate of 5.19% per annum, with a $500,000 mortgage over…
Letters: Peters’ UN Palestine decision divides New Zealanders
A real test for peace would be if Hamas took the initiative and agreed to and did release…
Priests protest New Zealand Government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood
Christian leaders protest at Erica Stanford’s electorate office in Browns Bay, Auckland, on Monday. Photo / Common Grace…
Ex-Race Relations Commissioner Gregory Fortuin slams Government for not recognising Palestine state
Peters acknowledged the “good intentions” of those countries which had recognised Palestine, such as Australia, Canada and the…
Tokoroa plywood plant closure decision to affect up to 119 workers
The proposed closure followed Oji Fibre Solutions cutting 130 jobs and closing the country’s last paper-making machine at…
Letters: Muldoon decision destroyed hope of stable future for Kiwis
Gaynor also said “a dreadful political decision announced on December 15, 1975, transformed NZ from the potential Switzerland…
Jimmy Kimmel addresses Charlie Kirk comments as ABC show resumes
“I don’t think there’s anything funny about it. “[It wasn’t] my intention to blame any specific group for…