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Kiwibank cuts floating home loan rates to 7.75%
The move comes as the Reserve Bank updates its official cash rate on Wednesday, with calls for it to drop by 50 basis points to 4.75%.
Banks prepare for home loans going bad
Interest rates are falling but that doesn't mean the pain is over.
Landlord fails in bid to evict 80-year-old tenant over $5000 unpaid rent
Life is tough for many pensioners, particularly those paying rent, financial mentors say.
Planning to downsize your home? Not so fast
It's harder to downsize than many New Zealanders expect. Audio
Do Australians get a better mortgage deal?
Do Australians get a better deal on their mortgage rates?
Sharesies launches new US500 fund for KiwiSaver members
Sharesies is offering its KiwiSaver members the opportunity to invest in individual US stocks, or via a new US500 fund - but there's a warning they need to take care doing their own stock-picking for…
'Economy is cratering': Call for 1.5 percent OCR cut by Christmas
Greg Smith of Devon Funds said it was not what he thought the Reserve Bank would do, but what it should do, given the state of the economy.
KiwiSaver withdrawals soar: But how does it actually work?
Here's what you need to know about tapping into your savings. Audio
The building report showed a problem - what now?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning money questions.
What's driven the increase in homeownership, and can it last?
More people own their homes - a stat that has surprised even the statisticians.
More than 50,000 property investors making losses
Information released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.
Family caught out by quirk in childcare subsidy calculation
A family does not qualify for the Family Boost early childhood education rebate, despite earning "well below" the advertised $180,000 cap.
Ghost houses? 100,000 dwellings reported empty in latest census
But are they really 'ghost houses'?
'My family has to go without groceries': The surge in late payments
Renee Joblin runs a small engineering company. Right now, she's waiting for $10,000 in payments that should have come in weeks ago.
Buy now pay later loans 'snowballing' into multiple loans - financial mentors
Financial mentors are concerned that buy now pay later loans are snowballing into major debt problems for some borrowers.
'Seems like a joke': ACC sends big bills to Kiwis working overseas
If you're working - even as an employee - in another country, you could still get an ACC bill.
House prices will stop falling soon - Corelogic
We're nearing the bottom of the market, research firm says.
Petrol stations using buy now pay later schemes for fuel
New payment methods have sparked a warning for struggling households.
Calls grow for Reserve Bank to slash interest rates
But how does New Zealand's experience really compare to other countries?
Has the interest deductibility change actually worked?
New Zealand's rental market is cooling - but how much of that is due to the return of interest deductibility for investors?
Why does the new Dunedin Hospital cost so much?
New Zealand has some unique building challenges, experts say - but should a new hospital be one of them?
Property market: Is it really 'what are you waiting for'?
One property coach says people hanging back might miss their chance. Is that true?
Why the Foodstuffs decision is bad news for shoppers - for now
There's potential bad news - at least in the immediate future.
What went wrong for Fletcher Building?
It's one of the country's biggest companies - but these investors aren't touching it. How did the company's shares gone from $8 a decade ago to $2.95 this week?