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RBNZ is responsible for rising house prices
Economy Analysis

Jenny Ruth: RBNZ is responsible for rising house prices

Lower interest rates drove this year's house price inflation

Jenny Ruth 15 Nov 2020
Auckland dodges lockdown; mandatory masks loom
Coronavirus Free

Auckland dodges lockdown; mandatory masks loom

The minister is considering ways to lift tracer app use, including compulsion in some circumstances. 

Paul McBeth 13 Nov 2020
The surprisingly low cost of lockdowns
Economy

The surprisingly low cost of lockdowns

Auckland is on tenterhooks while it waits to find out whether another lockdown is imminent. 

Rebecca Howard 13 Nov 2020
ASB whacks LVR limits on property investors
Finance

ASB whacks LVR limits on property investors

The Green Party is upping the ante on the government to be more proactive. 

Paul McBeth 12 Nov 2020