Love and loathing in Aotearoa
They love our clean, green image but are baffled by our tax laws – a comprehensive survey of migrants has revealed for the first time what new Kiwis like and loathe about Aotearoa....
05 July, 2009
Recovery? Don’t bet the house on it
The housing market is all over the place if the reports from a throng of organisations lately are to be believed....
05 July, 2009
How to read the numbers! Real Estate.
This guide to the data-issuers in the housing, farming and construction sectors gives a spread of the range of facts and associated opinions being issued....
05 July, 2009
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 – Lawyers
From 4 May 2009, if you lodge an application with Immigration New Zealand and you are using an unlicensed onshore adviser, INZ will refuse to accept your application....
30 June, 2009
Housing market could bloom in spring – website
A June snapshot of the residential property market showed stability returning, says the website Realestate.co.nz....
30 June, 2009
Refocused immigration policy could boost trade
Refocusing immigration policy to target migrants from developing countries could boost trade opportunities, according to the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER)....
30 June, 2009
Recession rumbles on
The economy has suffered its first annual decline in Gross Domestic Product in 17 years. Statistics New Zealand said today GDP for the year to March shrank 1 percent....
26 June, 2009
Economy inching towards growth
OPINION: There is growing evidence that the New Zealand economy is near the bottom of the economic cycle and we can expect some growth to resume in the very near future....
25 June, 2009
Choose mortgage deal carefully
Rod Oram argues here http://www.stuff.co.nz/business that it’s time we revolt against the big banks because they are “enjoying excessively healthy lending margins”. ...
25 June, 2009