![Westpac wrong to release 'Dirty Politics' author Hager's bank records: Privacy Commissioner](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
Westpac wrong to release 'Dirty Politics' author Hager's bank records: Privacy Commissioner
By Pattrick Smellie Feb. 20 (BusinessDesk) - The Privacy Commissioner has censured Westpac Banking Corp for releasing without a court order more than 10 months of bank records belonging to the political activist and journalist Nicky Hager during a police investigation into lea...
![Maori and Mana parties agree election tactics deal](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
Maori and Mana parties agree election tactics deal
By Pattrick Smellie Feb. 20 (BusinessDesk) - The Maori and Mana parties have sealed a long-expected tactical arrangement to try and ensure that both parties win at least one Maori electorate each in the Sept. 23 general election. As foreshadowed, the Maori Party will stand...
![NZ Steel returns to profit in first half, export competitiveness still unclear](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
NZ Steel returns to profit in first half, export competitiveness still unclear
By Pattrick Smellie Feb. 20 (BusinessDesk) - A cost reduction drive, higher global steel prices, and synergies between recently acquired Pacific Steel and the New Zealand Steel plant at Glenbrook have seen a strong return to operating profit for Australian steelmaker Bluescope...
![NZ house price growth to 'slow sharply', says credit rating agency Fitch](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
NZ house price growth to 'slow sharply', says credit rating agency Fitch
By Pattrick Smellie Feb. 17 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand housing market is in for a "pronounced and overdue slowdown", with national house price inflation forecast to fall to around 5 percent a year, says one of the world's top three credit rating agencies, Fitch. "Affo...