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 hits 11-year high

Jobless rate rises to 5.7% while wage growth trails inflation

NZ unemployment hits 11-year high

Mortgage arrears hit lowest level since 2022 as approvals slide

Home loan enquiries rise 14% but new mortgage approvals fall, Centrix finds

Mortgage arrears hit lowest level since 2022 as approvals slide

Election jitters slow NZ housing market as investors stay away

First-home buyers still lead the market as investor demand stays weak

Election jitters slow NZ housing market as investors stay away

Half of Kiwis say KiwiSaver policy will shape their vote: ASB

Investor confidence jumps to 15% as younger Kiwi favour managed funds

Half of Kiwis say KiwiSaver policy will shape their vote: ASB

Stand-alone home consents hit four-year high as pipeline nears peak

Annual approvals top 41,000 as Westpac warns momentum is fading

Stand-alone home consents hit four-year high as pipeline nears peak

Avanti Finance adds South Island BDM to support advisers

Specialist lender appoints James Glasson to cover Marlborough, Tasman, and Canterbury

Avanti Finance adds South Island BDM to support advisers

Election 2026: where the parties stand on housing and property investors

ASB guide shows sharp splits on deductibility, capital gains, and first homes

Election 2026: where the parties stand on housing and property investors

Revolut becomes NZ’s 27th bank, launches 3.5% intro savings rate

Global fintech enters the deposit market with daily interest and government-backed protection

Revolut becomes NZ’s 27th bank, launches 3.5% intro savings rate

Lower mortgage interest costs cushion households as petrol surges

Household living costs rose 3% annually, below the 3.7% CPI rate

Lower mortgage interest costs cushion households as petrol surges

House price expectations fall to lowest level since mid-2023

Consumer confidence eases to 96.2 as fuel costs weigh on households

House price expectations fall to lowest level since mid-2023