Nation of Debt: Mortgage debt is finally sustainable, but the economy is continuing to splutter
While those with mortgages now have 6% more debt than a year ago, annual growth in housing debt…
Casio targets India’s growing watch market with affordable models
Consumer Japanese watchmaker to increase stores, locally produce women’s line A Casio shop in Bengaluru. The Japanese company will boost…
NZ sharemarket continues slide, down 1.5% for the week – Market close
’A staggeringly good update’ Matt Goodson, managing director of Salt Funds Management, said it was hard to understand…
Precinct Properties delays second tower at Auckland Downtown Carpark site on sluggish residential property market
Instead of the car park demolition beginning in this year’s final quarter, that had also been slightly delayed.…
Australian inflation rises unexpectedly as NZ sharemarket hits record high – Market close
The Australian consumer price index rose 1% in July, higher than the expected 0.8% and driven by increased…
Underrated wellness habits experts say actually work
The Nutritionist Dr Sarah Mitchell Weston, founder of Mitchell Weston Nutrition. Aucklander Dr Sarah Mitchell Weston, a registered…
Sold: Christchurch’s ‘smallest house’ off the market after ‘exciting’ auction
“What makes this property so special is that it’s only 40sq m, so could quite possibly be the…
SkyCity Entertainment Group considered, then rejected, a takeover from Oaktree in May
“SkyCity advises that in May, it received a confidential, unsolicited, conditional, non-binding indicative proposal from a special situations…
What’s hot and what’s not in the world of art, furniture and collectibles
A Gibson Les Paul guitar sold for $54,970 at Webb’s auction house last month. A Fiona Pardington art…
Low-deposit home loans: What first-home buyers need to know before diving in – Nadine Higgins
The Reserve Bank doesn’t publish a breakdown of its low-LVR lending (I did ask for it), so that…
Tenants to pay 80% of market rent at affordable housing development in Tairāwhiti
The Government contributed $49m, while Toitū Tairāwhiti provided the rest. Toitū Tairāwhiti Housing strategy manager Kararaina Calcott-Cribb said…
Spark CEO Jolie Hodson defends bonus, analysts deliver mixed views on result
Craigs’ analyst, Wade Gardiner, said while core operating profit was down on last year, “earnings appear to have…