1Other news.
2The battle over the future of the air force base at Whenuapai continues with the Government delaying its decision for six to ten years. The Government is not backing the plan to turn the air force base into a commercial airport.
3The Reserve Bank has raised interest rates six times in the last year and has not ruled out doing so again. With the possibility that the interest rates may fall at any time, banks have been left in limbo.