
Business
ASB giving $2,000 to customers hit by floods
All affected customers with the bank on Jan 27 will get the payment if they were stickered, or if their businesses were impacted.

Property
Housing boost for Northland
The government is spending $10 million on key Whangārei roading projects.

Economy
Consumer confidence brightens a little
A net 40% expect economic conditions to worsen over the next 12 months, compared to 54% in December.

Finance
Auckland retailers took a 20% hit on flood day
Friday's flooding hit consumer spending but the whole month was down.