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Fieldays Focus: The secret to Onuku Māori Lands’ success

We’re lucky to have our customer Onuku Māori Lands speaking in our Fieldays tent this year, to share their incredible story of how they’re leading the way in the sector, building a strong profitable agribusiness and protecting their land for future generations.

Fieldays Focus: Tony Alexander’s economic outlook

BNZ’s Chief Economist, Tony Alexander reflects on the economic conditions impacting New Zealand’s agribusinesses right now.

Fieldays Focus: Managing natural resources wisely

Fieldays is back again and with so many changes on the horizon for farmers, our Associate Director of Natural Capital Agribusiness, Dana Muir shares her perspective on the future of agribusiness in New Zealand.

Investors shrug off December concerns

Market update for the quarter ending 31 March 2019

The world economy continues to grow but it is slowing and the ups and downs in financial markets have returned after a long period of low volatility.

A year in review

Market update for the year ending 31 March 2019

The twelve-month period up until 31 March 2019 was an interesting time for investment markets. Overall it was a strong period, but there was a general increase in ups and downs – also known as market volatility, particularly in comparison to the year before. Here’s a look back at the year and what we could expect in the year ahead.

Take the leap: Reflections from a 2017 Graduate

Margaret Bei, Commercial Senior Associate at BNZ, joined the Business Banking Graduate programme in 2017. Margaret shares her advice below to students who are in their last year of study, and unsure on what their next step will be.

IRD’s payroll changes are coming. Are you ready?

How New Zealand employers run their payroll is about to change in a big way. From 1 April 2019, businesses will be required to submit employee information to Inland Revenue on payday, rather than on the 20^th of each month as they’ve previously been doing. This change is part of a bigger play by IRD, which is designed to make it easier for New Zealanders to stay on top of their tax obligations.

Ups and downs in the market

By BNZ General Manager Wealth, Peter Forster

Many KiwiSaver investors may have seen their balances take a dip recently on the back of some sharp ups and downs (with more downs than ups) across global markets. But really, this type of market movement is what we expect to see. KiwiSaver is a long-term savings option which means weathering difficult periods is part of the design rather than a flaw. What’s important is for members to keep their goals and objectives in mind and to choose an appropriate fund to suit. Continue reading…

Preparing your farming business for the future

By BNZ Head of Agribusiness, Colin Mansbridge

The debate around Mycoplasma Bovis currently focusses on the efficacy of the eradication programme and whether the costs of the program will outweigh the benefits. Not long ago the dialogue was about the emotional stress of farmers watching their whole herds being slaughtered, some with generations of genetic improvement invested in them. Continue reading…

Second People’s Choice Award for BNZ KiwiSaver

By BNZ Head of Wealth & Private Bank, Donna Nicolof

KiwiSaver should be a key part of New Zealanders’ retirement planning. Because of how vital it is, we have put a huge emphasis on making sure the BNZ KiwiSaver Scheme is as good as it can be. This approach was recently given the tick by our customers with ConsumerNZ awarding us their People’s Choice Award for the second year running. Continue reading…