Top Stories for Wednesday 21 August 2013

Banks, buyers, economists sceptical of Reserve Bank loan policy;Economics correspondent discusses RBNZ move;Parliament to debate GCSB Bill for final time;Govt floats Genesis despite money still owing on Meridian;Russel Norman on Meridian float;Tony Abbott can't afford to sleepwalk to victory;White Island once again quiet after minor eruption;Pora's lawyer on Privy Council appeal;Meridian share offer tipped to be more successful;UK expats in NZ critical of split pension policy;First major opera since quake opens in Christchurch tonight.