Eased Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act rules expected to improve efficiency, but not necessarily lift lending levels
ANZ assures it will continue being a responsible lender. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Tax cuts come into effect but will they provide cost-of-living relief? – The Front Page
"I think it will help pay for those things that are already risen." Source: NZ Herald Business News
What the Government can learn from Mainfreight’s success: Richard Prebble
OPINION: The economy is too complex for any government to be able to pick winners. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Broad-based rally for buoyant sharemarket; New Talisman Gold Mines raises capital – Market close
The local index posted a gain of more than half a per cent. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Paper Plus breaches bank covenants, seeks capital raise
BNZ could not commit to a banking covenant waiver. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Offshore money lays on bets that NZ interest rates will soon fall
NZ two-year swap rates have fallen sharply over the last month. Source: NZ Herald Business News
ANZ reverses house price forecast, expects 1% fall
Three aspects of house prices and interest rates have been revised in new research. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Wool: Bremworth invests over $2 million in marketing campaign
'We want this audience to understand that you live your life on carpet.' Source: NZ Herald Business News
100% Pure New Zealand turns 25 – what’s next?
The marketing slogan has attracted controversy and praise. Source: NZ Herald Business News
Property Insider: Auckland named a Yimby City; new local art in Horizon by SkyCity; Mt Roskill’s Soho Hotel opens; East Tāmaki site stability problems explained
'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says. Source: NZ Herald Business News