Property

• West Flaxmere vision gets green light (16 March 2018)
• The easing trend continues - REINZ (21 February 2018)
• Property Institute housing predictions for 2018 (31 January 2018)
• Home builder partners sought for government owned Northcote land (19 January 2018)

KiwiSaver & Saving

Concern increased retirement contributions could result in backdoor education cuts

The education sector union NZEI TE Riu Roa is calling on the government to come clean about how increased employer contributions to Kiwisaver and other retirement schemes will be funded for the education sector.

• Key --- for mandate read mockery (25 May 2011)
• KiwiSaver cuts put further pressure on Health budget (24 May 2011)
• Public mandates one of four major Budget policy proposals (22 May 2011)
• English takes Budget message to investors (20 May 2011)

Home Loans

• Kiwibank cuts variable home loan rates (11 August 2016)
• BNZ cuts interest rates (10 December 2015)
• Kiwibank cuts floating interest rates (10 December 2015)
• ASB lowers 3-year fixed home loan rate (6 November 2015)

Employment

• Unions welcome commitment to pay equity for mental health workforce (14 February 2018)
• Rangatahi will suffer under plan to close regional careers offices - PSA (8 February 2018)
• Conditions right for good job creation - CTU (7 February 2018)
• Unemployment down, but New Zealanders want more work - Jackson (7 February 2018)

Tax

• Ditch the paper and file GST online - IRD (24 October 2017)
• Auckland builder gets 34 months’ jail for evading more than $500,000 in tax (26 September 2017)
• Tax law change needed to help rebuild and preserve buildings - NZ First (8 February 2017)
• NZ among easiest countries for paying taxes - PwC and The World Bank Group (19 November 2016)

Prices & Spending

Discretionary spending increases

Figures released today by Paymark, which processes around 75% of all electronic transactions in New Zealand, show that Kiwis spent a total of just over $4.6 billion in December via Paymark's network, pushing the annual growth rate up slightly to 3.4 per cent.

• Electronic card spending up again in October (9 November 2011)
• Oily Rag by numbers (16 September 2011)
• Tomatoes and green vegetables lift food prices (25 August 2011)
• Core retail card spending up (9 August 2011)

Investing

• Kiwibank switches home loan promotion (7 June 2013)
• Akaroa Gallery to reopen once earthquake repairs completed (5 April 2013)
• Motorcyclist killed in Marlborough crash named (3 April 2013)
• Social housing is Chch Council's shame - Brownlee (14 March 2013)

Business

• CITIC Capital acquisition of Trilogy International goes ahead (18 April 2018)
• Interim Climate Change Committee 'provides confidence NZ can take credible steps' (17 April 2018)
• IoD welcomes focus on regulatory governance structures (13 April 2018)
• Pioneering courier business delivers 35 year milestone (11 April 2018)