One of NZ's biggest banks is encouraging Kiwis to turn their small change into big bucks via a new savings programme that rounds up spending on eftpos and visa debit transactions.

The New Zealand dollar fell from a 10-month high as a pick-up in American housing data polished the appeal of the beaten-down greenback.

The country may have to suffer the indignity, like Greece, of asking for a bailout to keep it afloat.

Are you swelling with national pride? New Zealand has once more been granted Aaa status by international credit-ratings agency Moody's.

Should savers expect to live off their incomes?

I feel like a priest who has been wrestling with his belief in god...

Mergers and acquisitions dominated activity on Wall St, with almost US$10 billion of deals announced as the S & P 500 Index held near a four-month high.

New Zealanders are still turning their backs on credit in an effort to pay off their debts, says Veda Advantage.

The GPG shake-up is long overdue.