Media

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

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Bay of Plenty Times - Mortgage wars: How homeowners are saving tens of thousands

November 14, 2020 - New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said interest rates were at historic lows. “That’s good news for households and businesses looking to borrow. The flip side is that investors, including people who rely on interest income, get a lower rate of return on bank deposits.”

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NZ Adviser - FIRST Union welcomes trial of regional banking hubs

November 5, 2020 - FIRST Union supports the trial of banking hubs in four New Zealand regions as the country seeks to maintain face-to-face services amid the COVID-19 pandemic, retain jobs in banking, and ensure that rural areas don’t lose vital infrastructure.

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NBR - Dealing with the digitally disenfranchised

November 2, 2020 - ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank, TSB, and Westpac are all taking part in the year-long trial being coordinated by industry body the Bankers’ Association.

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NZ Adviser - Major banks join forces to launch banking hubs in regional communities

October 30, 2020 - “I am delighted to see that this unique partnership of six banks looking at innovative ways to support smaller communities is ready to go,” said Roger Beaumont, the chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association.

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Regional Banking Hubs to launch in November

October 28, 2020 - A trial of Regional Banking Hubs to test the demand for basic banking services in regional communities will begin in November. The trial, which includes ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank, TSB and Westpac, will run in four regional centres: Twizel, Martinborough, Stoke and Opunake. Three of the sites will have community partners, who will host the... Read more »

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Stuff - Stoke banking hub gets December go-ahead

October 28, 2020 - The New Zealand Bankers Association announced that a new banking hub will open on December 3 in the John’s Stoke Pharmacy building at Putaitai St.

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Stuff - Banks beginning trials that could save face-to-face banking in regions

October 28, 2020 - Banks will start a trial of shared regional banking hubs in November, using an old ANZ branch, a library, a community centre and a pharmacy.

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Guidelines to help banks serve customer needs launched

October 1, 2020 - The New Zealand Bankers’ Association today launched guidelines to help banks serve customer needs. “The guidelines are designed to help bank staff deliver good customer outcomes. They build on the banking industry’s work following the Bank Conduct and Culture Review in 2018. They also reflect the Financial Markets Authority’s expectation that banks will serve customer... Read more »

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Stuff - Waves of ‘zombie’ company failures predicted as Covid support withdrawn

September 29, 2020 - By the end of August, the New Zealand Bankers’ Association said its member banks had allowed 15,135 businesses owing $18.3 billion to make reduced repayments on loans.

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Interest.co.nz - Centrix suggests lenders will need to work with some customers who have their mortgages deferred to refinance or restructure

September 21, 2020 - New Zealand Bankers’ Association figures show, as of August 31, a total of 95,038 customers with home loans, personal lending, credit cards and arranged overdrafts, were making reduced payments on lending worth $29.4 billion, or 10% of the market.