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Labour's suggestion to force banks to pass on Official Cash Rate cuts is a 'pretty dumb idea', finance minister Bill English says.

The Reserve Bank is reiterating it will cut interest rates further if consumers and businesses keep thinking low inflation is here to stay.

A Canterbury man who watched the home he grew up in burn down yesterday says he's not sure it will be insured because the fire was a burn-off. Audio

Dairy farmers and manufacturers are welcoming yesterday's cut in the cost of borrowing by the Reserve Bank.

The Reserve Bank will tomorrow release its first detailed look at the economy for 2016, and there's one question on everyone's lips: Will it cut the Official Cash Rate?

Police Commissioner Mike Bush once described Arthur Taylor as "a criminal with no moral or social conscience". Now the career crook claims he's on the right side of justice.

A real estate agent who sold a house 500 metres from the site of a planned coalmine without warning the buyers has escaped punishment.

Reserve Bank Graeme Wheeler is not fixated on the low headline inflation rate but may cut interest rates further if a global economic downturn threatens New Zealand, he says.

Records take a back seat for Kane Williamson as the Black Caps captain prepares for series decider against Pakistan in Wellington.

It may be hard to believe - especially for the thousands who have had their homes and businesses flooded this year - but 2015 was actually drier than normal.

Top-flight college rugby teams are to be tested for performance enhancing drugs, under plans being drawn up by the anti-doping agency. Audio

First XV rugby teams will be tested for performance enhancing drugs, under plans being drawn up by the anti-doping agency.

A helicopter pilot who helped rescue two hunters has been convicted and fined nearly $6000 for flying while his licence was suspended. Audio

The latest drop in the Official Cash Rate could put the squeeze on retirement savings, with those nearing retirement and the elderly worried about the low rate.

The Reserve Bank has delivered a widely-expected rate cut to return the OCR to its historic low of 2.5 percent but has signalled this may be as low as it goes.

A former Rebels bikie boss jailed for trafficking methamphetamine is fighting deportation to New Zealand.

New Zealand's Kathy Cross is one of four women umpires selected to officiate at the upcoming ICC Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament in Bangkok.

Some ecologists are warning the push for New Zealand to become predator-free could do more harm than good to native wildlife. Audio

A New Zealand nutraceutical company hopes an energy supplement derived from algae will be a springboard to world markets.

Victims will get a better deal under a toughened up law that gives convicted criminals fewer chances to gain parole, the Parole Board chairman says.