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'War' as banks compete for lowest home loan rates
'Fingers crossed it's a really exciting war and people are going to benefit from it,' says a mortgage broker.
Health NZ staff told they must take three weeks' leave over Xmas
If they don't have enough leave, the "base expectation" is they will take leave without pay, they've been told.
Landlord wins case against tenant with six dogs
A tenant has been told to pay more than $7500 to her landlord over the unapproved pets.
Flurry of borrowers ask to break fixed home loans
There's been a rush of people with fixed mortgage rates regret looking for solutions.
Two thousand jobs lost from public sector - 'and that's just the start'
Just over 2000 jobs were lost from the public service between December and June, new data shows.
Here's how fast households are going backwards
New data shows how tight things are getting for many New Zealanders.
300 Kiwis claim to work 168 hours a week
But who are the 300 people who say they work all the time?
Adrian Orr gets pay cut, Reserve Bank looks to pay dividend
The Reserve Bank will pay its first dividend to the government in three years - in part because of the higher interest rates of the past year.
How soon will OCR cut lift economic gloom?
The Reserve Bank opted for a double cut, but the economy is a long way from "double happy".
'Don't expect a rent cut tomorrow', property investors warn
The Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official cash rate will help the property market, but house prices may still only increase slowly from here.
Want cash? A better rate? Banks' 'secret' home loan offers
If you're refixing your home loan, it's worth pushing, a brokers say.
Kiwibank cuts floating home loan rates to 7.75%
The move comes as the Reserve Bank updates its official cash rate on Wednesday, with calls for it to drop by 50 basis points to 4.75%.
Banks prepare for home loans going bad
Interest rates are falling but that doesn't mean the pain is over.
Landlord fails in bid to evict 80-year-old tenant over $5000 unpaid rent
Life is tough for many pensioners, particularly those paying rent, financial mentors say.
Planning to downsize your home? Not so fast
It's harder to downsize than many New Zealanders expect. Audio
Do Australians get a better mortgage deal?
Do Australians get a better deal on their mortgage rates?
Sharesies launches new US500 fund for KiwiSaver members
Sharesies is offering its KiwiSaver members the opportunity to invest in individual US stocks, or via a new US500 fund - but there's a warning they need to take care doing their own stock-picking for…
'Economy is cratering': Call for 1.5 percent OCR cut by Christmas
Greg Smith of Devon Funds said it was not what he thought the Reserve Bank would do, but what it should do, given the state of the economy.
KiwiSaver withdrawals soar: But how does it actually work?
Here's what you need to know about tapping into your savings. Audio
The building report showed a problem - what now?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning money questions.
What's driven the increase in homeownership, and can it last?
More people own their homes - a stat that has surprised even the statisticians.
More than 50,000 property investors making losses
Information released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.
Family caught out by quirk in childcare subsidy calculation
A family does not qualify for the Family Boost early childhood education rebate, despite earning "well below" the advertised $180,000 cap.