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BusinessDecember 27

Best to 'try and control the controllable'

Tamsyn Parker talks to Kiwibank chief executive SteveJurkovich about the year that has been — and what lies ahead.

BusinessAugust 30

Kiwibank pays $22m dividend

Kiwibank rewarded its parent company, New Zealand Post, for many years of investment by paying a maiden dividend of $22million after reporting improved financial results in the year ended June.

BusinessAugust 29

KiwiBank delivers NZ Post a profit

Kiwibank substantially boosted its parent New Zealand Post's profit for the year ended June, with figures supplied to the market showing NZ Post would have barely broken even without the bank's contribution.

DunedinMarch 3

Bank's fees annoy

A Dunedin man is feeling the pinch of bank fees.

DunedinOctober 1

Scam money 'not the tooth fairy'

The defendant fully accepted ''it wasn't the tooth fairy'' who put $5000 in his bank account, counsel for Mosgiel labourer Gavin Manu Howie (23) told the Dunedin District Court yesterday. The impetus for Howie's offending was a car crash which put him on ACC and without a car, and he was ''preoccupied'' with replacing his car, counsel Helgi Henderson said. Howie, one of three people so far dealt with in relation to a scam against Kiwibank, was sentenced to 200 hours' community work for dishonestly using his bank card for financial gain.

BusinessJuly 5

Knowles joins Synlait board

Former Kiwibank chief executive Sam Knowles has been appointed a director of Mid Canterbury dairy processor Synlait Milk Ltd.

BusinessFebruary 25

Kiwibank saves face for New Zealand Post

An improved interim profit from Kiwibank in the six months to December helped save face for its parent New Zealand Post, which continues to suffer from falling letter volumes and revenue.

BusinessAugust 22

Cost control helps Kiwibank increase operating profit

A tight control of costs helped Government-owned Kiwibank report an operating profit of $111 million for the year ended June, nearly three and a-half times the profit reported last year.

NationalMay 30

Kiwibank glitch resolved

A glitch in Kiwibank's system that caused disruptions to processing and access to internet and phone banking has been resolved, the bank says.

BusinessFebruary 26

Kiwibank helps NZ Post profit

New Zealand Post is working quickly to move into the digital age as fewer letters are posted and customers look for change.

BusinessFebruary 22

Kiwibank continues 'positive growth path'

Kiwibank's first half profit at $37.9 million has rebounded strongly from $13.9m for the comparable period a year ago.

BusinessJanuary 18

Kiwibank buys Gareth Morgan Investments

State-owned lender Kiwibank has extended its mark in the funds management business with the acquisition of high profile KiwiSaver funds manager, Gareth Morgan Investments.

QueenstownSeptember 11

'Raymond' searching for heroes

Kiwibank's smart car, dubbed "Raymond", will be in Queenstown this week as part of a nationwide road trip seeking nominations for the 2012 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards.

OpinionMay 16

Save post shop, Kiwibank

NationalApril 14

Kiwibank home loan rate at nine-year low

Kiwibank says a 5.4 percent six-month fixed rate mortgage special launched today is the lowest home loan rate it has offered since opening more than nine years ago.

BusinessFebruary 23

Kiwibank half-year net profit down

State-owned Kiwibank reported a 41% fall in half-year net profit to $13.9 million, as provisions for bad debts were increased to $45.5 million from $19.5 million.

BusinessJanuary 17

Kiwibank to test mortgage market via rate cut

State-owned Kiwibank is cutting the interest on one of its fixed-rate mortgages, possibly just for a fortnight, as a means of "testing the market".

BusinessJanuary 16

Kiwibank cuts one-year fixed rate

Kiwibank is cutting the interest on one of its fixed rate mortgages, possibly just for a fortnight, as a means of "testing the market".

BusinessAugust 29

Kiwibank calls for compulsory KiwiSaver

The boss of state-owned Kiwibank wants people to be compelled to join KiwiSaver, with individual contributions rising gradually over the next decade or two to reach 10% of income.

BusinessAugust 29

Kiwibank cuts home loan rate

Kiwibank is cutting its two-year fixed home loan rate to 6.99 percent per annum from 7.30 percent.

BusinessAugust 18

Govt agrees to support NZ Post, Kiwibank

The Government has confounded pundits by agreeing to provide uncalled capital to New Zealand Post and Kiwibank, thereby keeping them out of the hands of the private sector.

BusinessJune 4

English welcomes Heartland plan

Proposals for starting a listed New Zealand-owned, South Island-based bank have been welcomed by Minister of Finance Bill English, to fill the lending gap left by the exit of finance companies during the past two years.

NationalJune 2

Key not ruling out Kiwibank sale in future

The sale of Kiwibank remains a live issue after Prime Minister John Key refused to rule it out when pressed in Parliament today.

EditorialMay 28

Asset sales

An "exchange of views" in Parliament on Tuesday was instructive to onlookers concerned to discover current attitudes towards the sale of taxpayer-owned assets.

BusinessMay 28

Softening us up before going for the hard sell

Many people are starting to believe that the National-led Government is preparing to partially privatise several state-owned enterprises, with Finance Minister Bill English indicating there would be strong demand for Kiwibank shares. Business editor Dene Mackenzie investigates what is on offer.