The Japanese consumer lender at the centre of a scandal over loans to gangsters that engulfed Mizuho Financial Group sold debt at about a fifth of the premium global companies pay, as investors search for yield.

The New Zealand dollar dropped below 85 US cents for the first time in seven weeks after Fonterra cut its forecast payout to dairy farmers.

The New Zealand Bankers' Association is not aware of any problems with the local Bitcoin community getting access to banking services.

Bitgold. It's what you get when you combine bitcoin, one of the world's newest would-be currencies, and gold, one of the oldest.

Wheelchair users who can't get into a new bank branch in downtown Auckland say its inaccessible design makes New Zealand look like a "Third World" country.

Banking group HSBC sees economic growth picking up in China and the momentum continuing into next year.

The New Zealand dollar was the weakest major currency overnight, touching a fresh six-week low.

The New Zealand dollar dropped to a six-week low today after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler called the kiwi's strength "unjustified."

The Kiwi dollar shed almost one cent against the US after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said the currency's strength was "unjustified"

The Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has raised the official cash rate as expected - leading the kiwi dollar to instantly take a tumble.

Finance Minister Bill English said the Kiwi dollar, which hit a record on a trade-weighted basis this year, is "unsustainably high".

With a fourth successive increase in the official cash rate on Thursday widely expected, the focus will be on what the brief accompanying statement indicates.

After surviving for a decade on Wall St, a Kiwi banker comes home to throw himself into charity work because ‘it feels good’.

The Kiwi dollar extended its slide as the crash of a Malaysian jet in rebel-held Ukraine and a ground offensive in Gaza sapped risk appetite worldwide.

House prices are up, home ownership is down. We all know the story, but what's really going on in real estate?

Consumer confidence has held up at historically high levels in this month's ANZ Roy Morgan survey.

Competition among banks to attract companies trading in the fast-growing market between New Zealand and China is ramping up