
Kiwibank
30 stories since November 2024 Ongoing
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- Home loan rates and OCR pass-through17 stories · September – December 2025Quiet since 18 Dec 2025
- New Zealand economic recovery 20255 stories · May – June 2025Quiet since 25 Jun 2025
- Former eye surgeon's release and parole case3 stories · October – November 2025Quiet since 26 Nov 2025
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October 2026
- National candidate walks out of Wellington Bays candidates debate



- Kiwibank mascot featured on US talk show following sexualised social media posts


- Labour proposes reforms to increase competition in banking sector


December 2025
November 2025
- Banks do not pass on official cash rate cut to customers



- Bank claims it is the only one passing on full OCR cuts


October 2025
- Retired surgeon released from compulsory mental health care


- ASB reduces several fixed-term mortgage rates



- Banks reduce mortgage rates following official cash rate cut



- BNZ reduces several fixed mortgage rates ahead of OCR decision


- Kiwibank reduces one-year special home loan interest rate


August 2025
- Inquiry finds no single solution to improve banking competition


- Kiwibank annual net profit falls 5% to $191 million


- ASB becomes fifth major bank to reduce home loan rates


July 2025
- Kiwibank approved to raise $500 million in new capital



- South Island economic performance outpaces North Island


June 2025
- Conflicting economic data suggests slow recovery for New Zealand


- BNZ reduces some short-term mortgage rates


- Westpac NZ reduces fixed home loan interest rates


- Kiwibank reduces home loan and term deposit interest rates


- ASB and ANZ reduce some fixed mortgage and investment rates

March 2025
- Professor Bev Lawton named 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year



+3 - KiwiBank Young New Zealander finalist shares story of transformation


- New Zealand bank sector profits reach record $7.2 billion


February 2025
- Lake Alice survivors named New Zealander of the Year finalist


- NZ First MP introduces bill to prevent banks from debanking clients

