The company expected the sale of its Australian life insurance business to Japan`s Dai-ichi Life would result in a loss of A$1.1 billion as well as other expenses, writedowns and an increase in provisions. Read...
Two more banks bumped up their mortgage rates today again in more bad news for borrowers while there are some positive signs for savers with one bank offering 5 per cent interest - the highest rate in some time.Kiwibank and Westpac... Read...
A boy was airlifted to Starship hospital today in critical condition after being struck by a car in rural West Auckland. A chopper was sent to Helensville at 12.04pm today, Lincoln Davies, communications manager for Westpac Rescue... Read...
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with nearly half of all Westpac Bank customers saying they`re finding scams harder to identify. Read...
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with nearly half of all Westpac Bank customers saying they`re finding scams harder to identify. Read...
The Reserve Bank may have to get into a fight with financial markets as it tries to bring inflation back within its target range, a new report says. Read...
The rescue helicopter crew who flew to the scene of a light plane crash in the Southern Alps believe that crash was `unsurvivable`.Senior pilot Stu Farquhar at Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopters told the NZ Herald that after... Read...
RNZ Red meat farmers are set to get good returns this year, as beef and lamb markets remain strong amid global uncertainty.Westpac is forecasting farmgate beef and mutton prices to hit $7/kg and the farmgate lamb price to exceed... Read...
Economists believe that inflation may have reached its peak in this cycle, but that doesn`t mean it will automatically return to levels we`re comfortable with. Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod tells the Front Page podcast... Read...
RUGBY Improving their discipline is top of the shopping list for the Crusaders as they look to breath some life into their flailing Super Rugby season More...
BUSINESS Hospitality owners in the capital are hoping for a successful night for the Wellington Phoenix More...