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26 September 2019

The Auckland Unitary Plan gives green light on more apartments

After decades of lost opportunities, Auckland's Unitary Plan has given the green light and allowing for up to two million new dwellings in existing urban areas.

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25 September 2019

Official Cash Rate remains unchanged

The latest announcement made by the RBNZ is that the OCR will remain unchanged for the time being.

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24 September 2019

Thoughts on tomorrow's OCR update

Experts are not expecting another OCR cut until the November announcement, alongside a full Monetary Policy Statement release.

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23 September 2019

Another rate cut from BNZ

After Westpac and ANZ lowering their 2-year rate to match BNZ's previous cut, it looks like BNZ have responded with yet another rival leading 2-year term.

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