The following articles are sourced from The New Zealand Herald

Banks hammered for holding rates and pocketing huge profits
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30
Australia's big four banks are facing an increasingly strong coalition of outraged consumers, farmers, politicians and business leaders in a stand-off over interest rates.The Reserve Bank , by deciding yesterday to resist a third...

Wage inflation speeds up in private sector, slows for public
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:05
New Zealand wage inflation accelerated for private sector workers and slowed for public servants in the fourth quarter, leaving overall labour costs benign enough to ensure the central bank keeps interest rates low.The labour cost...

Bernard Hickey: Print and hope peril
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30
The surge in our currency this week to a five-month high against the United States dollar and a record high against the euro highlights how we are losing in a race to the bottom.Britain, Europe and the United States are determined...

John Roughan: A fourth year of economic fear
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30
How much longer must this credit crunch siege mentality carry on? The global financial crisis didn't happen yesterday - it just feels like it. More than three years on, economies are still in shock. If the oracles are right we have...

Construction to be foundation of economic rebound: BNZ
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:48
The construction sector is likely to be the foundation of healthy growth in the New Zealand economy over the next two years, with rebuilding after Christchurch's earthquakes only part of the lift.Bank of New Zealand senior economist...

Australian business confidence highest for 7 months
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:30
Australian business confidence rose in December to the highest level in seven months after the central bank made the second of two consecutive rate cuts, a private survey showed.The confidence index was 3 last month from 2 in November,...