We start Tuesday with home loan rate rises (mostly), from BNZ and HSBC. But given the remarkable rises in international benchmark bond yields overnight, our local swap markets are very likely to rac… [+1947 chars]
Had an unexpected WhatsApp message lately? Or any random social media contact? It's probably pitched as a chance encounter, a 'Sliding Doors' moment on WhatsApp or some other messaging service. "Is… [+3384 chars]
The independent global economics researcher that was among the first to pick house price falls in New Zealand this year is now tipping prices falls for "several' other "vulnerable" countries as well.… [+5096 chars]
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged in price. Photo / APBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were collapsing in price Monday, after a major cryptocurrency lender effectively failed and halted al… [+3212 chars]
An incoming tide of bottle caps, clothes pegs, shower-curtain rings and all manner of plastic debris coated about 600m of the rockwall and grass along the shoreline of Otago Harbour beside Portsmouth… [+1099 chars]
Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news that is still dominated by American [high] inflation and Chinese [low] demand. Everything now depends on America… [+6535 chars]
The Warehouse has launched a campaign which sees Kiwis encouraged to swap their old gas heaters for new electric ones. The Warehouse heater swap scheme. (Source: The Warehouse.) The Healthy Heater … [+752 chars]
Here are the key things you need to know before you leave work today (or if you already work from home, before you shutdown your laptop). MORTGAGE RATE CHANGESBNZ and HSBC both changed fixed home lo… [+5821 chars]
Rising fuel and other costs is prompting Air New Zealand to raise ticket prices. (Source: 1News) The airline says it now costs twice as much to fuel a Dreamliner for an Auckland to LA trip than it … [+1195 chars]
The Coca-Cola Company and Brown-Forman Corporation, the maker of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey, announced on Monday (local time) that they are teaming up to launch premixed, ready-to-drink cocktail… [+2054 chars]
A small business is being chased by its customers after failing to build a number of outdoor cabins. Fair Go has had a dozen complaints about "High Country Cabins", which advertises "rustic cabins" … [+1904 chars]
Bitcoin has plunged to new lows amid a horror 72 hours for the cryptocurrency. Photo / 123rfBitcoin has plunged to new lows amid a horror 72 hours for the cryptocurrency. Just past 1pm AEDT on Monda… [+3418 chars]