Mina Martin

Mina Martin

New Zealand Adviser

Mina Martin

Journalist

18+ years experience13,274 Total views on New Zealand Adviser in 2025

Mina's specialty topics

Mortgage rates and lender rate movements RBNZ monetary policy and OCR forecasting Housing policy and regulatory reform

Mina Martin is a journalist at Key Media, where she has been covering the financial services industry since 2016. She now focuses on the mortgage and lending sector across Australian Broker and New Zealand Adviser — reporting on non-bank lending, reverse mortgages, property market trends, securitisation, and the evolving role of technology in broking. Earlier in her Key Media career, she reported for Insurance Business Australia and New Zealand and served as a global profiles writer.

Before joining Key Media, Mina worked as a development editor at a leading educational publisher, authoring published social studies textbooks and magazine features. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, majoring in Journalism with a minor in Speech Communication, and a Master of Education majoring in English — a dual foundation that sharpens her investigative rigour and ability to translate complex financial subject matter into clear, authoritative prose.

Outside the newsroom, she is an avid reader of non-fiction and a devoted fan of dramas and variety shows — a curiosity for real stories and human behaviour that informs the depth and accessibility she brings to every piece she writes.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The best stories in this space rarely come from a single report — they come from connecting the dots between what the data shows, what the experts are saying, and what it actually means for a broker's next conversation with a client.”

Read the latest stories by Mina

NZ unemployment climbs to 11-year high as wages fall behind inflation

Unemployment climbs to 5.6% while wage growth stalls behind inflation, testing the RBNZ's resolve

NZ unemployment climbs to 11-year high as wages fall behind inflation

Dosh pauses banking bid, doubles down on home loan advice

Fintech shelves bank registration push to focus on home loans and One NZ tie-up.

Dosh pauses banking bid, doubles down on home loan advice

NZ mortgages hold steady as unsecured lending stress deepens

Equifax data shows steady credit demand and improving repayment health despite OCR hike

NZ mortgages hold steady as unsecured lending stress deepens

BNZ lifts fixed home loan rates as wholesale funding costs climb

Bank follows ANZ and Westpac in raising fixed rates, but economist sees limited room left to rise

BNZ lifts fixed home loan rates as wholesale funding costs climb

ANZ follows Westpac in fixed-rate hike as Middle East conflict bites

Wholesale rate spike prompts back-to-back fixed home loan increases at major banks

ANZ follows Westpac in fixed-rate hike as Middle East conflict bites

Auckland market holds steady heading into spring

July sales and prices hold winter pattern ahead of seasonal pickup

Auckland market holds steady heading into spring

Consumer arrears fall to lowest level since 2021

Credit performance improves despite rising inflation and higher interest rates

Consumer arrears fall to lowest level since 2021

NZ property values keep sliding as listings pile up

Listings pile up and confidence stays soft, with little relief in sight before next year

NZ property values keep sliding as listings pile up

Diesel price fall gives builders brief reprieve on costs

Fuel savings flow through to excavation rates, but experts warn stability may not last

Diesel price fall gives builders brief reprieve on costs

All eyes on NZ jobs data as OCR path hangs in the balance

Wednesday's employment figures could shape the RBNZ's next move on mortgage rates

All eyes on NZ jobs data as OCR path hangs in the balance