Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - Westpac is underlining its commitment to New Zealand after a "challenging and disappointing" year in which the bank's cash earnings halved to $236 million.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - Westpac Banking Corp has lost a court case in which $961 million of tax and interest is in dispute with New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department (IRD).

Wellington, Feb 20 NZPA - The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Westpac in a case between the bank and the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) involving structured finance transactions.