Jhoanna Hines

Jhoanna Hines

New Zealand Adviser

Jhoanna Hines

lead cover writer

5 years experience

Jhoanna's specialty topics

housing market trends mortgage rates housing affordability

Jhoanna is a lead cover writer at Key Media specialising in B2B editorial across North American, Australian, and Asian markets. Her writing spans HR, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance, with bylines in Human Resources Director, Wealth Professional Canada, Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business, and more.

She has a certificate in freelance journalism from the British College of Journalism and also holds a Bachelor's degree in English. Jhoanna brings that editorial foundation to writing for the web, helping Key Media's articles reach the right professional audiences online.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I know what it means to trust a broker with a major life decision. That's the reader I write for — mortgage professionals who stay sharp on market trends to better serve their clients”

Also published by

Human Resources Director · Canadian HR Reporter · Investment News · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Professional · Insurance Business

Featured content from Jhoanna

Why house price data tells different stories – and what that means for mortgage advisers Business levies in New Zealand face regulatory scrutiny

Previous experience

  • Key Media — SEO editor and content writer
  • Key Media — Jr. SEO editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines
  • Certificate in Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
  • Subediting Masterclass, National Council for the Training of Journalists

Read the latest stories by Jhoanna

Business levies in New Zealand face regulatory scrutiny

New Zealand lenders face a growing Reserve Bank prudential levy burden – and BusinessNZ is now pushing for a formal review of charges that could affect borrowing costs

Business levies in New Zealand face regulatory scrutiny

First home buyers lean heavily on low equity loans in May

More than half the $1.68 billion approved for first home buyer mortgages in May was low equity lending — and the share is climbing again

First home buyers lean heavily on low equity loans in May

Why house price data tells different stories – and what that means for mortgage advisers

New Zealand's house price measures often contradict each other. Here's what mortgage advisers need to know about reading the data correctly

Why house price data tells different stories – and what that means for mortgage advisers

RBNZ OCR hold in July now looks certain — but rate hikes are coming

ASB has dropped its July hike call, but warns NZ mortgage rates are still heading to 5.3% by mid-2027

RBNZ OCR hold in July now looks certain — but rate hikes are coming