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• Mortgage Squeeze: BNZ Joins Major Banks in Interest Rate Hikes

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  In a move that signals a tightening housing market, BNZ has become the latest major New Zealand lender to raise its home loan interest rates. The bank's two-year fixed rate has see...

• Ceasefire Unlikely to Lower Mortgage Rates

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Real Estate

  Financial experts warn that the recent ceasefire in Iran is unlikely to provide immediate relief for New Zealand home loan borrowers. While wholesale rates saw a brief pullback rec...