Property

• Updated KiwiBuild figures released (24 January 2019)
• National average asking price steadies over 2018 (4 January 2019)
• Hamilton house prices have found their mark (14 December 2018)
• First KiwiBuild homes for central Wellington (10 December 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

• 'Darker side emerging of exploitation of migrant workers in NZ' (17 December 2018)
• Strike notice lifted as Air NZ and aircraft maintenance workers reach agreement (12 December 2018)
• PhD graduate's personal exploration of job stress and trauma (1 December 2018)
• Now is the time to restore balance to employment relations - PSA (27 November 2018)

Tax

• Retail NZ asks Nash to stand by GST commitment (16 November 2017)
• 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)

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

• Trade reports see risk rise roll on - CMC Market (18 January 2019)
• Is comparison shopping the saviour of the New Year's Resolution? (20 December 2018)
• Auckland wine exporter convicted over false wine export applications (17 December 2018)
• Navigating Regulation Advice Summit 2019 launched (10 December 2018)