

Coronavirus
Northland goes into level 3 covid restrictions
Northland put into level 3 lockdown restrictions

Finance
Kiwibank confirms $250m perpetual preference share sale
Kiwibank had the lowest tier 1 capital ratio at June 30 of all registered banks, at 11.9%, so it is no surprise it has decided to raise capital.

Economy
New structure for RBNZ's leadership team
The new senior leadership team will have eight roles, up from the current six.