BBusiness Read More Official Cash Rate cuts: Mortgage arrears at two-year low after OCR cutsDecember 2, 2025 More than $2.2 billion in housing loans was classed as non-performing in October 2025, compared to $1.4b in…
EEconomy Read More Do rate rises in response to the OCR cut suggest the Reserve Bank bungled its comms and slowed the economy recovery?November 26, 2025 One expert the Herald spoke to was worried that the Reserve Bank strongly suggesting it was at the…
EEconomy Read More OCR Preview: Another rate cut coming – but will it be the last?November 24, 2025 “We don’t expect the RBNZ to cut further next year (barring a global shock),” said ANZ chief economist…
BBusiness Read More Reserve Bank gets three green lights for OCR cut next weekNovember 18, 2025 Three out of three is definitely good for the Reserve Bank (RBNZ). Results are out from the final…
EEconomy Read More Some soothing news for the RBNZ ahead of OCR decision – inflation expectations mutedNovember 11, 2025 For once, in a topsy turvy year, it was the good news the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) was looking…
EEconomy Read More Finance Minister’s ‘okay’ with minor inflation growth as OCR falls to 2.5%October 8, 2025 Finance Minister’s ‘okay’ with minor inflation growth as OCR falls to 2.5% ZB Choose a region Shows Slide…
NNew Zealand Read More ANZ, ASB and Westpac react to OCR cut: Floating, flexible loan rates down after Reserve Bank decisionOctober 8, 2025 ASB has also trimmed interest rates for customers, with executive general manager personal banking Adam Boyd saying there…
EEconomy Read More Big OCR cut boosts hopes for economic recovery: ‘Past the worst’October 8, 2025 The RBNZ’s Monetary Policy Committee was cautious in highlighting that inflation risks still. It warned that annual consumers…
HHeadlines Read More BNZ cuts mortgage rates to match rivals ahead of OCR announcementOctober 6, 2025 ASB, ANZ and Westpac cut their two-year fixed rates to 4.65%. The five major banks, including Kiwibank, dropped…
BBusiness Read More ASB, Westpac cut fixed mortgage rate to 4.49%, latest banks to drop after ANZ, BNZ ahead of OCROctober 3, 2025 The move sees the bank’s fixed one-year rate drop by 26 basis points (bps). Westpac’s fixed six-month rate…
BBusiness Read More Mortgage rate cuts: ANZ drops fixed rate below 4.5% day after BNZ as OCR decision due next weekOctober 1, 2025 She said ANZ was continuing to review home loan rates in response to international and local market conditions,…
BBusiness Read More BNZ cuts one-year fixed mortgage rate below 4.5% as next OCR decision loomsSeptember 29, 2025 “For someone moving from our current average one-year rate of 5.19% per annum, with a $500,000 mortgage over…