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Editorial: Medicine working but it's a bitter pill
OPINION: Retail spending is down and a rising number of businesses are going under.
Third major bank hikes mortgage rates this week
Westpac is lifting its mortgage and term deposit rates from tomorrow.
Expensive mistakes to avoid when refixing your mortgage
Could end up costing you thousands of unnecessary dollars every year.
Ellerslie building investment scheme cops auditor flag, then renews loan
'Significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern': BDO warning
Rates and regrets: Adrian Orr in his own words
What the mortgage-free Governor wants you to know about the economy.
ASB boss: Interest rate pain will emerge over time
Mortgage rates north of 6 per cent are yet to be felt by around half of ASB customers.
Mary Holm: Should I pay off the mortgage or put all my money into KiwiSaver?
OPINION: When the division of an estate comes between families.
Borrowers forced to dig deeper as home loan test interest rates jump again
One bank is now testing at over 9 per cent.
Nation of Debt: Kiwis putting more on the plastic to cope with the cost of living
How the economic slowdown is stretching household budgets.
Nation of Debt: $63b down, farmers struggling to break even
Farm debt has come down but rising costs and a falling milk price are piling pressure on.
Westpac, several smaller banks lift home loan rates - again
More banks have announced changes to their home loan rates.
Mary Holm: Decaying house, no cash for repairs - how to patch up the financial damage?
OPINION: The owner is 63, his carer and sibling - with no ownership of the home - is 60.
Liam Dann: RBNZ to watch and wait until homeowners feel full pain of refixing
RBNZ's tone suggests no respite for mortgage holders.
Rising mortgage rates: Are banks justified or price gouging?
Commentators are divided over whether banks are price gouging.
How rate hikes have hurt the economy
'Freak out factor': With so many hikes, has RBNZ done enough damage?
Fix or float? Keys to the RBNZ’s next OCR move
An economist's best guess of the RBNZ’s next rate move.
Value of troubled mortgage debt up 12pc in a month
Mortgage arrears spike, but remain well below GFC levels.
Diana Clement: Why can’t banks be open about open banking?
OPINION: They have it in Australia and the UK but why not here?
Consumer confidence up but cost of living continues to bite
ANZ Roy Morgan's consumer confidence survey this month was'"markedly up' on May.
Banks’ preparations for tough times could dampen profits
KPMG sees banks continuing to make provisions for higher bad debts.
Editorial: Hipkins gets a break as Nats focus on bread and butter
While Hipkins is away in China, National will have more of the domestic spotlight.
Commerce Commission inquiry into bank profits slated to launch tomorrow
It follows calls from the National and Green parties and the Reserve Bank for an inquiry.
UK households remortgaging face near $6000 rise in annual payments
Financial Times: Pressure increases on Rishi Sunak to help families.
Retail spending slump signals looming economic downturn
Card spending fell for the first time since February.
Kiwi entrepreneur offers millionaire deposit rates to first-home buyers
Entrepreneur offers 'bank alternative' with latest venture Aera.
New data shows best month for house sales in a year. Is market starting to turn?
Another sign Auckland has bottomed out. A jump in volume, but sale prices flat.
House prices may be bottoming out
Opinion: New analysis suggests an end to the house price slump may be in sight.
The ‘new norm': Are home loan borrowers getting used to higher interest rates?
Signs are there, but a mortgage broker says there is worse to come for some.
Latest data suggests ‘possible floor approaching’ in plummeting house prices
New reports from OneRoof, Corelogic and ANZ all suggest house prices may have bottomed out
RBNZ 'comfortable' with where mortgage rates are at
The deputy Reserve Bank governor foresees a period of interest rate stability.
RBNZ confirms easing of mortgage lending restrictions
LVR rules to be loosened from June 1.
Nick Stewart: Property in 2023 - pain or gain?
When the housing bubble pops, things go downhill fast.
Mortgage pain: Second major bank lifts home loan rates after OCR hike
Westpac has made changes to its fixed and floating mortgage rates.