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

Former ASIC regulator to join global financial planning board

Angus Dale-Jones among three new FPSB directors appointed for 2027

Former ASIC regulator to join global financial planning board

NZ net migration lifts to 22,600 as departures ease

Inflows remain muted, but ASB says uptick should support housing demand

NZ net migration lifts to 22,600 as departures ease

Choosy buyers slow NZ loan approvals as enquiries rebound

Picky property searches and election jitters delay deals, advisers say

Choosy buyers slow NZ loan approvals as enquiries rebound

Westpac NZ may lend less on some flood- and slip-prone homes

Westpac NZ will give home loan applicants natural hazard risk reports and may lend less on some at-risk homes, but rules out risk-based pricing.

Westpac NZ may lend less on some flood- and slip-prone homes

Listings surge as asking prices rise in 14 of 15 regions

Trade Me data points to openings for first-home buyers and investors

Listings surge as asking prices rise in 14 of 15 regions

ANZ tips three OCR hikes as house prices keep sliding

Bank expects the official cash rate to peak at 3.5% by March

ANZ tips three OCR hikes as house prices keep sliding

Auckland average rent tops $700 as tenant activity cools

Barfoot & Thompson sees renters pull back in election run-up

Auckland average rent tops $700 as tenant activity cools

Floating mortgages hit record low as borrowers lock in: BNZ

Two-year fixed terms regain favour as borrowers brace for higher rates

Floating mortgages hit record low as borrowers lock in: BNZ

Kiwis rein in spending as South Island property pulls ahead

Equifax data shows cautious consumers and a two-speed housing market

Kiwis rein in spending as South Island property pulls ahead

Rental supply tightens in Auckland and Wellington as rents edge up

Rental stock falls 7% nationally as most regions record rent rises

Rental supply tightens in Auckland and Wellington as rents edge up