Bank switching among mortgage holders spiked in December, soaring past previous record
Indeed, they put cashbacks worth up to $30,000 on the table in late 2025. Davidson said borrowers putting…
$2500 a day: Dunedin hospital Crown manager’s fee more than doubles from previous roles
The Cabinet paper suggests Davies’ Crown manager fees will line up with those of Health NZ chairman Lester…
$356m Rakon takeover bid ‘seems solid, main hurdle gone’ – NZ Shareholders’ Association
The US firm said it would make a formal offer within 20 working days and will be subject…
Holiday blues make for quiet end to NZX year – Market close
Another quiet day Harbour Asset Management portfolio manager Shane Solly said it was another in-between day with market…
Christmas Eve shopping: Transactions for midday spending peak fall again
The peak-hour total fell to 660,815 in 2021, 650,909 in 2022 and 626,692 in 2023. The peak minute…
Gisborne flytipping surges nearly 55% – and it’s being dumped at a surprising location
About 20% of the rubbish left at the gate is stickered (paid for), with people thinking the crates…
Ryman Healthcare’s previous interim profit turns into a loss with lower revaluations but CEO cites corner turned
In October, it listed on the ASX. Ryman Healthcare CEO Naomi James, with Bruce Wattie, grandson of Sir…
Judge delays sentencing for Auckland driver after meth-fuelled pursuit results in Waikato crash
Those who are accepted into the programme and eventually graduate receive community-based sentences. But the judge noted he…
Te Puke father Tristan ‘Eru’ Oakes’ mother makes moving tribute to her son after fatal shooting
He and his twin were two halves of the same heartbeat – connected in spirit, humour, love, and…
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier retreats 8km in weeks, fastest on record
The research was led by Naomi Ochwat, a University of Colorado glaciologist, who had been studying other ice…
On The Up: Rotorua Central Mall FreshChoice supermarket opens, with up to 50 new jobs
The supermarket is on the site of the old Smiths City store, which closed in January, and now…
Former NZ Idol music judge Paul Ellis given home detention for high alcohol reading
Judge Bill Hastings said in sentencing him today that Ellis’ life “came unstuck” with the end of his…