Susan Edmunds

More than 3500 borrowers switched banks in the month, accounting for nearly $2.5 billion in lending.

Kiwibank released its latest State of Savings Index, which tracks how New Zealanders are balancing daily financial pressures with long-term goals.

A lawyer working with the plaintiffs in a large-scale banking class action is calling for a formal investigation into "serious civil service process failures".

Businesses are being put on notice that they shouldn't need to raise prices by more than 1 percent.

Is it time to consider selling your property investments and put the money into assets that actually grow the economy? Audio

Butter prices might be biting at the supermarket checkout, but there's a warning that anyone hoping they'll fall should be careful what they wish for.

The government plans to ban surcharges on card payments for in-person payments.

Young people are feeling the impact of the weak labour market.

And it was unlikely to hurt the brand's higher-end image.

Kiwis were told to "survive til 25" for the economy to pick up - but now one major bank economist says it's probably going to be 2026 before any real improvement happens. Audio

While property market activity has picked up through the first half of this year, house prices have not moved much.

Misleading specials are costing shoppers tens of millions of dollars a year, Consumer NZ says. Audio

A major bank says it's likely rates will continue to rise over the next few years.

ASB and ANZ have rejected an offer to settle a class action suit against them, for about $300 million.

Fund managers are adding staff whose job it is to help investors work out what to do with their wealth when they die.

"If the balloon pops, it can go real fast, real quick."

Recent rankings of unaffordable cities around the world have been notable for one thing - our biggest city is no longer in the top 10.

The company provided science live shows, education and STEM kits to children. Audio

National median rents in the three months to May dropped 0.3 percent from the year before - the first fall in 16 years.

Wait staff on average make just above the minimum wage.

"Even middle-income people exploring their options" as the economy and cost-of-living bite, one provider says Audio

The bank said it helped stop more than $25 million in unwanted charges being put on credit cards of unwitting customers. Audio

市场普遍预期央行会在8月进一步降息，进而让短期房贷利率略微下降。

市场营销专家提醒购物者要留神商家的打折和促销活动，因为这些优惠并不总是看上去那么大的优惠力度。

Capital gains was the biggest motivation for property investors, Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub says.