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Banks stump up better deals
Homeowners are flocking to their banks to demand better interest rates on mortgages.It comes after Bernard Hickey's column last week, which pointe
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Bernard Hickey: Trim debt load with the savings we make for you
Last week I recommended that readers ring their bankers to demand a lower floating mortgage rate.I've been swamped with tweets and emails from readers saying it worked. Many report getting their floating rates reduced from 5.75...
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Damien Grant: Taxpayers' millions poured down free-to-air gurgler
TVNZ7 IS an awful channel, which is why no one watched it and why the Government did not want to fund it. Peter Dunne can rail about insulting the intelligence of the TV-watching public but no one wants to endure documentaries on...
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Lifestyles hit by forced austerity
We're ditching the fun things in life to pay for the basics - and new research shows the problem is forcing many people to change their lifestyles.Research carried out for the Herald on Sunday shows people are putting aside more...
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We 'like' those lollies
Social media marketing is credited with helping a new business turn over $1 million in its first year of trading.United Sweets of New Zealand has hit nearly 13,700 Facebook likes and is attracting about 1000 new fans each week.It...
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Water to wine for Russian
A secretive russian billionaire who was allowed to buy 10ha of sensitive land on the condition he build a water bottling plant will instead construct a private winery.Mikhail Khimich abandoned plans to expand Waiwera Water after...
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- Reserve Bank raises OCR to 3.0 percent 29 July 2010 - 29/07/2010 09:24
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Carter supports council asset sales to cap rates
PLUS: The local government minister has some advice for the Christchurch council, promises post-Kim Dotcom donation reform; and suggests Auckland Mayor Len Brown has been over-stepping the mark. read more
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ACC boss: more privacy breaches will happen
Stewart says the buck stops with him - but won't say would it would take for him to resign. read more
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Police paid more than teachers because life on the line - Perata
Education Minister Hekia Parata defends $10,000 salary gap - but says performance pay would close it. read more
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NextWindow's Canadian owner sees its shares crash 25% in a day
Frayed nerves at company's $60 million Auckland outpost, said to be under threat. read more
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100,000 generations - and then this guy
HIDESIGHT Paula Bennett recently identified a modern day Genghis Khan. Her solution is to toss in free contraception. That’s to go with the free housing, the free food, the free booze and the free drugs. Good luck with that. read more
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Markets: Facebook fails to shake nightmare week
The long-awaited internet stock's debut ended in a whimper. read more
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nzherald.co.nz - Personal Finance
Latest Personal Finance headlines from nzherald.co.nz
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Bernard Hickey: Trim debt load with the savings we make for you
Last week I recommended that readers ring their bankers to demand a lower floating mortgage rate.I've been swamped with tweets and emails from readers saying it worked. Many report getting their floating rates reduced from 5.75...
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Lifestyles hit by forced austerity
We're ditching the fun things in life to pay for the basics - and new research shows the problem is forcing many people to change their lifestyles.Research carried out for the Herald on Sunday shows people are putting aside more...
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Banks stump up better deals
Homeowners are flocking to their banks to demand better interest rates on mortgages.It comes after Bernard Hickey's column last week, which pointe
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Mary Holm: KiwiSaver help for home buyers
Do you have to be a member in the same KiwiSaver scheme for more than three years to qualify for using your contributions to buy a home for the first time? Or can you switch providers and still be in the time frame? The KiwiSaver...
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Fear grows for retirement standard of living
More people are taking part in KiwiSaver compared with three years ago but more now also believe their standard of living will drop in retirement, research by KiwiSaver provider Mercer has found.The Mercer KiwiSaver Sentiment Index...
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Diana Clement: Can-do attitude needed to save for house
I can't. It's impossible." I wish I had $1 for every reader who had ever emailed me saying it's impossible to get ahead financially.A letter to the Herald editor a fortnight ago really riled me. "With Auckland's median personal...
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand News Releases
Press releases issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.-
Financial system coping well with international stresses
Global economic and financial conditions continue to pose risks for New Zealand’s financial system, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today when releasing the May 2012 Financial Stability Report.
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Reserve Bank responds to lessons of the GFC
The Reserve Bank is introducing a number of prudential policy changes, based on lessons from the global financial crisis (GFC), in order to further strengthen the New Zealand financial system.
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OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent.
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AMI Insurance and Restructure Sale
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has completed its assessment of the proposed restructure of AMI, and change of control of AMI Insurance (Operations) Limited to IAG.
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Reserve Bank Bulletin released
The Reserve Bank today released the first issue of the Reserve Bank Bulletin for 2012.
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Government announces new appointments
News release issued by the Minister of Finance
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