New Zealand regulators will this month start monitoring financial institutions to stamp out money laundering that could be worth up to $1.5 billion. As part of a new anti-money laundering regulatory regime starting June 30, the Reserve Bank, the Department of Internal Affairs and the Financial Markets Authority will start monitoring financial institutions in an attempt to prevent criminals from …

The New Zealand dollar dropped after government figures showed the economy grew at the half the expected pace in the first quarter, as the drought at the start of the year saw farmers cull their herds, sapping milk production. Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent to $37.1 billion in the three months ended March 31, from a pace of 1.5 …

The New Zealand dollar fell to a week low as the Federal Reserve signalled an end to its quantitative easing programme which has debased the greenback. The kiwi slid to 78.49 US cents, the lowest since June 12. The local currency recently bought 78.86 US cents, down from 79.88 at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. The trade-weighted index weakened to 73.90 …