Dene Mackenzie

Turners Ltd and Dunedin's Motor Trade Finance have signed an exclusive partnership which means Turners has added another finance source to its current network of loan providers.

Data suggested the impact of the revised home-to-value rules was having more of an effect on lower-priced sales compared with higher-priced sales, Real Estate Institute spokesman Bryan Thomson said...

The hit to the New Zealand economy following Monday's earthquake will be substantially less than the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes, BNZ head of research Stephen Toplis says.

The 7.5-magnitude earthquake early yesterday is likely to delay the release of economic data this week as banks and other organisations based in Wellington face disrupted operations.

Cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge has reached another milestone and chief executive David Darling is excited about the prospects of a successfully completed analysis of data.

Dene Mackenzie isn't quite sold on the latest Jack Reacher instalment, but it's a different story when it comes to James Lee Burke's new book.

Inland Revenue is signalling changes to how employers need to account for their PAYE obligations for payments to employees, Deloitte Dunedin tax partner Phil Stevenson says.

The Reserve Bank is expected to make one further and final cut to its official cash rate on Thursday at the release of its monthly policy statement.

The last reporting season of the year starts in earnest on Wednesday when Mainfreight, regarded as a key indicator of the strength of the economy, releases its financial results.

Global markets remain uneasy as the United States election looms closer.

The Crown balance sheet has widely exceeded forecasts provided by the Treasury in Budget 2016, lifting solidly into the black for the three months ended September.

The New Zealand operations of the ANZ had focused on improving the quality of its agribusiness portfolio rather than outright growth, New Zealand chief executive David Hisco said yesterday.

Unemployment in New Zealand is at its lowest level since 2008 but there will be lingering concerns about the lack of wage growth and the impact this will have on the inflation outlook.

Statistics New Zealand figures show unemployment is consistently lower in the South Island than the North Island.

Building consents issued in Otago during September were down in both number and value, Statistics New Zealand figures released this week showed.

The  sale of Solid Energy's mines provides the best outcome for employees, creditors and communities, the Government says.

This  week will be "massive for markets'' and key indicators will be watched by central banks around the world, Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre says.

New lending restrictions may have started pulling back house prices in Auckland but regional prices are continuing to rise, making first homes less affordable for young people.