Media

Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.

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Media Appearances

NZ Adviser - Majority of deferred loans now “back to normal”

- The NZBA revealed that over two-thirds of consumer loans that had principal and interest repayments deferred due to the impact of the pandemic were now “back to normal,” and nearly 40% of consumer loans that had reduced repayments were also now back on track.
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RNZ - Reefton residents face long drive to do their banking

- Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said trial regions were chosen on a range of criteria. “Some of that is geographic spread, so there’s two in the South Island and two in the North Island, and then we wanted to test different scenarios – scenarios where there was still one bank on town remaining, and also... Read more »
Media Releases

Most deferred loans ‘back to normal’

- More than two thirds of consumer loans that had principal and interest repayments deferred due to the impact of Covid-19 were now ‘back to normal’ said the New Zealand Bankers’ Association today. At the same time, nearly 40% of consumer loans that had reduced repayments were now back on track. “As we near the end... Read more »
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Stuff - Robertson opening banking hub in Martinborough

- Robertson hoped the trials would be successful because he admitted online banking had meant many smaller branches were closing. “It’s not economic for the banks to keep branches open absolutely everywhere, so rather than have nothing, we’ve got the possibility of a hub like this.”