Level 3 still workable for Auckland real estate - Century 21

"We’ve operated safely and effectively in Alert Level 3 before, and Auckland’s real estate industry will do so again," says Derryn Mayne, Owner of Century 21 New Zealand.

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.

Kiwibank slashes five-year rate

Kiwibank is slashing its five-year home loan rate in response to market conditions as a result of the Reserve Bank’s change in outlook today (Wednesday 27 March).

Banking sector embraces Living Wage

The banks have become New Zealand’s first Living Wage sector in New Zealand.

Seventeen banks have adopted the Living Wage as the minimum rate across the business for those who are directly employed and those who are contracted to deliver services on a regular and ongoing basis.

Strengthening the TPB's role in protecting consumers of tax services

Chair of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), Mr Ian Taylor, welcomes tonight’s Federal Budget announcement to provide the TPB with ongoing additional funding.

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.

Antarctica comes to Auckland Museum this August

Step ‘inside’ the historic huts of Antarctic explorers Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton to relive a time of extraordinary polar exploration in a new exhibition based around the work of New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher.

Get help before dropping off insolvency cliff - CA ANZ

Kiwi businesses surviving on Government COVID-19 support - and that may otherwise have fallen into liquidation or receivership in normal times - should get professional advice immediately with a national insolvency cliff looming, says Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).