In October 2025, $49.4m was withdrawn for hardship reasons, up from $38.4m in October 2024.
Business
3:24pm
Inland Revenue (IR) was asking for feedback on proposals to improve the way new loans by companies to shareholders are taxed.
Friday 11:33am
Two tenancy experts shared their advice about how you might go about negotiating a lower rent price with your landlord.
Friday 7:59am
It said it believed the amount involved was an average of about $300 per person, "all in the taxpayer's favour".
Friday 7:42am
Auckland is 22.9% below its peak and "lagging behind everyone else", one expert says, while another says the capital property market is "very depressed".
New Zealand
Thu, Dec 4
Costco is joining other companies that aren't waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's most sweeping import taxes.
Wed, Dec 3
The 34,000m2 store in Auckland’s Sylvia Park will open to customers on Thursday, selling around 7500 flatpack furniture sets and smaller, everyday household items.
Shopper's tightened budgeTs appear to have led to a drop in spending on Black Friday, a payment company says.
Tue, Dec 2
After years of anticipation, the Swedish furniture retailer was nearly ready to open its doors in Auckland's Sylvia Park.
Mon, Dec 1
Payments NZ reported about $265 million had been scammed out of New Zealand bank accounts in the past year.
Crime and Justice
Sun, Nov 30
Food distributions jumping at local schools, severe weather displacing rough sleepers, and a stretched middle class were just some of the issues at play.
Sat, Nov 29
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a terrifying apartment complex fire in Hong Kong, mortgage rates head down, and NZ’s content creator of the year.
Environment
Thu, Nov 27
The official cash rate might have been cut - but how much further can we expect home loan rates to fall?
Follow 1News' live updates as the Reserve Bank announces its decision on the official cash rate (OCR).
Wed, Nov 26
A new report has revealed revealed that in the third quarter of this year, 87.8% of properties nationwide were sold for more than the sellers had previously paid for them.
"Sharing the news with my family was amazing and felt like such a weight had been lifted," said the woman.
The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the official cash rate on Wednesday, which is good news for home loan borrowers but not so good for savers.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a second blaze at a Waiuku business park, more arrests over the Louvre heist, and how to avoid Black Friday regret.
New Zealand's ports are processing growing cargo volumes, and businesses are restocking, signalling an economic recovery may finally be underway after years of false starts.
Tue, Nov 25
The Commerce Commission said Co-Operative Bank charged unreasonably for 12 fees across its lending schemes.
November’s Monetary Policy Statement will be the last of the year — and the final one under acting Governor Christian Hawkesby.
Do you know the rules your landlord has to abide by?
Mon, Nov 24
Simplicity managing director Sam Stubbs has said the policy could be a "turning point for economic growth" in New Zealand.
OPINION: There's no perfect time, but procrastination can equal lost opportunity.
Life
Survey results indicated 55% of directors thought the economy would improve over the next 12 months.
Sun, Nov 23
