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BNZ is the latest bank to lower some of its home loan interest rates.
It has cut its fixed six-month rate from 5.35% to 5.29%.
Its one-year fixed rate was also lowered from 4.95% to 4.89%.
A low equity interest rate premium will apply to those with less than 20% equity.
The bank said the changes will be effective for new and existing customers from today.
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Last week BNZ also lowered term deposit rates for terms from 7 days to 18 months.
Last week, Westpac NZ cut some of its home loan rates, which followed Kiwibank, ASB and ANZ.
Timing the market to lock in interest rates at the very bottom of the cycle is likely to be difficult, ANZ's economists say - but there could merit in taking one more short-term fix before locking in a longer term.
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The official cash rate was also cut to 3.25% last month, the lowest rate since October 2022.
The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will next meet on July 9.
