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Susan Edmunds

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 16, 2026
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Susan Edmunds

    Westpac approved to issue digital IDs (opens the original)

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    Westpac's accreditation was issued under the Government's Digital Identity Services Trust Framework. Westpac New Zealand has become the first New Zealand-based bank that can issue digital identification credentials. It said its business customers would soon be able to set up digital IDs they could share with customers and other third parties to make banking more secure. The accreditation was issued under the Government’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework. “This means businesses don’t nee

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Susan Edmunds

    Financial adviser loses money on nearly every rental property he’s owned (opens the original)

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    Financial adviser Niran Iswar says many investors are increasingly interested in assets that offer some liquidity. Photo / 123rf Financial adviser Niran Iswar says almost every rental property he’s ever owned has lost money – and he thinks more people are coming around to the idea that it’s not always a surefire way to make money. Iswar, who is head of accounting, wealth and advisory at Float, said once he counted the rates, insurance, maintenance and the opportunity cost of money tied up in ren

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Susan Edmunds

    BNZ, ASB and Kiwibank lift floating mortgage rates after OCR hike (opens the original)

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    In its Monetary Policy Statement, the Reserve Bank criticised banks for not passing on increases to term deposit rates. Graphic / RNZ BNZ, ASB and Kiwibank have become the latest banks to move on interest rates, after the Official Cash Rate was increased on Wednesday. Westpac and ANZ increased some of their interest rates on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, Kiwibank said it was increasing its variable home loan rate and offset variable rate by 25 basis points, to 6.25%. Its revolving loan rate

  4. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Susan Edmunds

    Which foods have become less affordable for New Zealanders? (opens the original)

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    Price rises have slowed, but the cost of food continues to increase. Photo / 123rf Some essential food items have increased in price twice as fast as wages have risen over the past 10 years. New Zealand has gone through a long period of food-price inflation, particularly propelled through the post-Covid period, but while price rises have slowed, the cost of food continues to increase. Stats NZ data shows many types of food have hit record prices, including fresh fish at $49.62 a kilogram on aver

  5. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Susan Edmunds

    The housing market stand-off (opens the original)

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    Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says it was the fifth-slowest July on record. Photo / RNZ New Zealand’s property market is stuck in a stand-off, as buyers take their time over their purchases while vendors are unwilling to move on price, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says. Its latest data show prices were steady in July. The national median price of $760,000 was down 0.7%, compared with July 2025. The house price index, which smooths out fluctuations caused by the type of propert

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