Economy

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has nudged its forecasts for full year revenue and profit higher despite the adverse effects of a stronger currency and likely drop in the value of its Auckland property.

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A leading economist is predicting more pain before New Zealand's ailing economy bucks up next year.

Data released on Thursday by Stats NZ showed that the economy has fallen back into recession… Audio

Consumer advocates say a muscled up Kiwibank is no silver bullet to fix the country's banking sector.

A draft Commerce Commission report has found a lack of competition in the personal banking sector… Audio

Critics of the banking sector say the strongly worded Commerce Commission report should push the government into forcing open banking and increased competition.

It has released an interim report on… Audio

New GDP figures say Aotearoa slipped into a recession in the final quarter of last year.

Stats NZ says gross domestic product, the broad measure of economic growth, fell 0.1 percent in the three… Audio

The Commerce Commission has just released a draft report on its banking market study.

The Commission says disruptive forces are needed to drive change in the banking sector.

Commission Chair John… Audio

Central Otago ratepayers are facing a rates increase of an average of just over 24 percent.

The district's mayor, Tim Cadogan says that's a lot better than what the council had considered, which… Audio

Is New Zealand in recession?

Economists say it will be a close-run thing when GDP figures come out on Thursday.

The Institute for Economic Research is predicting Thursday's economic update will show… Audio