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Bank's demise offers rich pickings
Rival banks could "very well" use financial incentives to attract customers upset by the closure of the National brand, a banking expert says.

National Banks to be rebranded
ANZ National Bank has confirmed that after almost ten years of operating ANZ and The National Bank in New Zealand, the two brands will be brought together as ANZ.

Should National Bank become ANZ?
Have your say. Are you happy at the prospect of the iconic National Bank being amalgamated into the ANZ? Leave a comment here.

Media: ANZ nation?
An outsider tuning in to the Valerie Adams medal ceremony could be excused for thinking Adams came from the small Pacific nation of "ANZ Bank".

Val's medal: ANZ trumps rival
ANZ's saturation sponsorship of Valerie Adams' gold medal ceremony will be salt in the wounds of a rival bank and fellow Olympic sponsor, a marketing expert says.

Occupy Wall St diehards remain
One year after the start of global anti-capitalist protests, Laurie Penny talks to those still camping out.

Bernard Hickey: Dollar creates dire straits for exporters
Thinking of buying a flat-screen television? Wait a bit, because our currency is set to become more powerful for importers and disastrous for exporters.

Software snag made ATM generous
A software glitch has given Taranaki Savings Bank customers an unlimited overdraft facility.

NZ dollar rises above 83 US cents
The Kiwi dollar climbed above 83 US cents for the first time since March off the back of the US Federal Reserve's stimulus announcement.

Jewellery swiped at open home
Thieves posing as would-be property buyers stole jewellery from a family during an open home.