Wellington, Oct 14 NZPA - The early September earthquake in Canterbury dragged down already weak figures for the residential property market last month.

Wellington, Oct 4 NZPA - The ANZ commodity price index rose for the first time in four months in September, with a 2.9 percent increase which took it to less than 1 percent below its all time high recorded in May.

By Paloma Migone of NZPA Wellington, Sept 6 NZPA - Quake-ravaged Christchurch's immediate economic future looks bleak, but the $2 billion reconstruction bill will provide a boost next year, an economist says.

Wellington, July 16 NZPA - The consumer price index (CPI) rose a smaller than expected 0.3 percent in the June quarter, giving an annual rate of 1.8 percent.

By Michael Daly of NZPA Wellington, July 14 NZPA - A Chinese firm trying to compete with the big three ratings agencies has ranked New Zealand seventh best credit risk in a list of 50 countries.

With the changes to ING over the last few months - it is now 100 per cent owned by ANZ which also owns National Bank - it is interesting to read each of their KiwiSaver investment statements one after the other.  

Wellington, June NZPA - The Australian owners of the ANZ National and BNZ banks in this country were reportedly working on a possible merger in 2008.

Wellington, May 26 NZPA - Telecom shares rose 2.7 percent in a New Zealand sharemarket that posted a 0.245 percent gain as equity markets around the world found some composure at least for now.

Wellington, May 26 NZPA - The New Zealand stock exchange started the day strongly, after a 1.9 percent fall yesterday took the market's losses since its most recent high in mid-April to more than 10 percent.

Wellington, May 17 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket weakened slightly while other markets in Asia tanked today as a wild ride by financial market on concern about sovereign debt in Europe resumed.