Wellington, July 14 NZPA - The number of residential property sales fell in June, although the median price edged up, latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) show.

Wellington June 4 NZPA - Australia this week paused after hiking its official cash rate six times to 4.5 percent, but New Zealand will likely start raising its rate next week.

Wellington, June 3 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar rose along with a firm Australian dollar today as investors became more comfortable with risk as equity markets rallied. Attention is also turning to next week's Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) monetary policy statement.

Wellington, June 1 NZPA - Fonterra's farmer shareholders have given a green light for a vote by the cooperative's 10,000 members on whether to allow trading of shares between farmers.

Wellington, May 31 NZPA - Forsyth Barr has picked up investment bankers Guy Williams, Robert Bogers, Rob Buchanan and Rory MacEwan.

Wellington, May 16 NZPA - The focus for business in the government's budget on Thursday will be on changes to rules surrounding property investment and the detail of the well-signalled switch to lower income tax funded by a higher goods and services tax (GST), according to analysts.

Wellington, March 30 NZPA - Residential building consent figures rose in February, but some economists are warning of risks to a continued recovery in the industry.

Wellington, March 30 NZPA - Deutsche Bank is planning to buy a 49.9 percent interest in private wealth and investment management firm Craigs Investment Partners.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - Residential property sales last month were closer to 2009 levels after in January reaching their lowest level in nearly two decades, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) figures show.

Wellington, Jan 28 NZPA - Bank economists are divided on when the Reserve Bank will next hike the official cash rate (OCR), and by how much, after Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard kept the rate at 2.5 percent today.