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Welcome to REDnews, Westpac New Zealand's source for insights, opinions and helpful stories on topics such as property, business, personal finance and community initiatives.
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OPINION: Treasury sees no big decline in house prices
Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson Peter Thompson shares his outlook.
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How lending restrictions are affecting the housing market
Tighter borrowing rules targeting property investors have reshaped the housing market, according to Core Logic.
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Top 8 office hacks to make your work life easier
REDnews has compiled office hacks to make work life a little bit easier.
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OPINION: Tips I’ve picked up in my first home buyer journey
My goal was to find a two-bedroom unit or townhouse within a Central Auckland suburb.
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“Go global from day one”: How Kiwi ed-tech platform gained a user base of 32 million
Kiwi-founded education platform Kami.
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Fashion designer Juliette Hogan shares her secrets to success
The business has won multiple Westpac awards.
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Meet the school leavers building banking careers without degrees
Westpac’s school-leavers programme.
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Winners of the iSPORT ball giveaway
We've chosen 40 schools and community organisations that will each receive 25 sports balls.
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Renovate or rebuild?
REDnews looks into what you need to think about if you’re weighing up this decision.