ASB, ANZ first to lift variable home loan and deposit rates after OCR increase

ANZ Bank followed ASB as the first major banks to increase variable home loan rates after the Reserve Bank announced it would increase the official cash rate from 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent today.ASB said it has decided to... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 24th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

OCR: Reserve Bank hikes rate by 25bp, more rises likely

The Reserve Bank has today hiked the official cash rate by 0.25 per cent to 0.75 per cent.Last month the official cash rate was lifted from a record low 0.25 per cent.That 25-basis-point hike was the first for the RBNZ in seven... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 24th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

KiwiRail group chief executive Greg Miller quits, citing 'distractions' of media allegations about workplace culture

By RNZ KiwiRail group chief executive Greg Miller has resigned effective immediately citing the distraction of allegations in the media, which he denies, the company says.Miller advised that recent and sustained allegations in... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 24th, 2021|Business|0 Comments

John Edwards is off on a 'late-life OE' as UK privacy watchdog, and he's not done with Facebook yet

Originally published on The Spinoff New Zealand's privacy commissioner is swapping that job for a similar role in the UK, but on a bigger scale and a much bigger stage. He tells Toby Manhire about the new gig, what he achieved... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 23rd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Theranos fraud trial: Disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her own defence

Elizabeth Holmes, the one-time medical entrepreneur now charged with building a fraudulent company based on promises of a revolutionary technology, is giving evidence at her trial. Her testimony, which has so far focused largely... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 23rd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Lockdown retail slump was not as bad as feared

As expected, retail spending nosedived in the September quarter as lockdown forced closed shops to shut and consumers to stay home.Retail sales volumes fell 8.1 per cent (quarter on quarter) on a seasonally adjusted basis, although... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 23rd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Flaxmere builder carves out career paths for young Māori

The first tool Jack Pritchard's building apprentices need in their belts is a sharp attitude.Flaxmere's Pritchard, who owns Ngāwari Homes Limited, hammers that message home when taking on young apprentices who he said don't... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 22nd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

ANZ to 'pause' low deposit home lending for existing houses

ANZ has put a hold on some lending to low deposit home loan borrowers following similar moves made by BNZ and Kiwibank.The country's largest bank released a statement this morning saying it would "pause" lending to those with deposits... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 22nd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Sir Ian Taylor's MIQ logbook: We have been ignored long enough

This is the latest of a series in which Sir Ian Taylor provides updates on his self-isolation travel trial. OPINION: During my time in self-isolation a friend sent me a report that said that the Government would have paid out... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 22nd, 2021|Business|0 Comments

Air New Zealand cancels 1000 flights due to continued border uncertainty

Continued border uncertainty between New Zealand and Australia means Air New Zealand must cancel more than 1000 flights through to the end of December 2021. This follows other cancellations made since quarantine-free travel was... Source: NZ Herald Business News

By | November 22nd, 2021|Business|0 Comments