The OCR is down, so why are home loan rates rising?
Wholesale rates are getting the blame for the fact that two weeks after the official cash rate was…
Police probe after woman who survived 11,000-volt skydive accident found dead in car outside station
She collided with high-voltage power lines and was electrocuted with 11,000 volts. Kirsten Moriarty’s car, a blue Toyota,…
Minister seeks advice as Supreme Court decision rules two carers are government employees
Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston. (File photo) Photo: VNP / Phil Smith The Minister for Disability Issues…
That five-year mortgage rate of 4.99% will disappear any day now, All things property, under OneRoof
ANALYSIS: Last week, I wrote an explainer about why cuts in the Reserve Bank’s Official Cash Rate do…
US judge orders release of Maxwell sex trafficking case records
A federal judge on Wednesday granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other…
Girl dies after falling from quad bike into path of mower
By Ric Stevens, Open Justice reporter *This article may be distressing for some readers. A little girl was…
Dream fishing trip for friends ends in nightmare
Two Whanganui women say what should’ve been a dream fishing trip ended up being a nightmare – one…
‘Devastated’ Joseph Parker confident he will fight again after failed dope test
Joseph Parker (R) during his fight against Fabio Wardley. Photo: photosport New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker says…
Auckland Transport says bus stabbing attacks ‘deeply concerning’
The 36-year-old man accused of stabbing two people in separate incidents aboard a bus is due to appear…
Reserve Bank Governor says there is no preset course for monetary policy after Westpac hikes interest rates
She declined the opportunity to explicitly talk the market up or down. Rather, she stressed a couple of…
Govt reveals big consenting reforms, ‘once-in-a-generation shift’
The Government has unveiled its mega-overhaul of New Zealand’s planning system in a radical but long-awaited shift, which…
Judge deciding whether Papatoetoe will face rare by-election
Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen A district court judge has reserved his decision on whether a by-election is…