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The directors of the failed construction company Mainzeal, who include former prime minister Jenny Shipley, have been ordered to pay the company's creditors $36 million. Business journalist and… Audio

Landlords have two and a half years to comply with new rental standards introduced by the government, including a requirement that every home has a heater able to heat the living room up to 18… Audio

The Tax Working Group has today announced its recommendations. The least surprising thing is the long-anticipated Capital Gains Tax - which is the tax on the profit from the sale of an asset. The… Audio

New figures from the N.Z.I.E.R show a ban on the exploration of oil and gas could cost the country up to $30b by 2050. Then there's the knock-on effects to other industries and businesses. Economist… Audio

Another poll and yet another bout of bad news for the National Party and it's leader Simon Bridges. National is down to 42% while the Labour Party up to 45 %. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's… Audio

Economist Michael Reddell says the National Party kowtowed to China. It's the latest opnion on New Zealand's relationship with the world power. How much risk can we take in that relationship? Huawei… Audio

President Donald Trump will declare National emergency so he can bypass Congress to fund has border wall on the US Mexican Border. Senior Democrats have slammed it as a gross misuse of power. Security… Audio

The Parliament Finance committtee had to be unceremoniously cancelled with MPs on both sides trading bards on whose fault it was. A labour MP was sick and his replacement was late, so National Mps… Audio

The Salvation Army's State of Nation Report is out called Are you well, are we safe? It measures the overall wellbeing of New Zealanders, and they are sceptical of the Government's focus on wellbeing… Audio

National has slumped in the polls, according the latest Newshub / Reid Research poll it's the worst result in over a decade. In the preferred Prime Minister stakes, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern was on… Audio

A new study by Community Law Canterbury and budgeting support group FINCAP has revealed that more than a quarter of clients using budgeting services have crippling-high interest loans, with much of… Audio

What does business think of Jacinda Ardern's State of the Nation speech? She spoke of strong economic growth, trade deals with the EU and Britain and sorting out badly performing polytechnics. Kirk… Audio

A report from Victoria University has found that renting is linked to poorer health among older people. Those in public rental properties have the poorest health. They have the lowest incomes, smoke… Audio

The last time Dr Don Brash made an official appearance at Waitangi on Waitangi Day was in 2004 when he was the leader of the National Party. His infamous Orewa speech was fresh in the minds of those… Audio

A new report into the culture of our parliament shows the vast majority of female MPs suffer "violence and harassment", and feel they simply have to put up with it. Nelson College for Girls is in the… Audio

See level rise is putting billions of dollars of NZ council infrastructure at risk - so a new report put out by LGNZ says. National says its new tax plan will give the average worker an extra $430 a… Audio

Sixteen insurance companies have been cited for a variety of unethical practices, including charging customers for expired policies, selling policies people can't legally use, and not properly… Audio

Our top tax rate kicks in when your earnings hit $70,000 - much lower than many other places in the world. Tax expert Terry Baucherjoins the panellists to explain why he thinks it's time for a… Audio

Political commentator Ben Thomas chimes in on the viability of a new, centrist, environmentally-focussed political party. National MP Nicola Willis says six-week summer holidays are stressing out… Audio

The working Group on fair pay agreements has delivered it's report to Workplace relations Minister Ian Lees Galloway. The full details aren't known, but a few of the details have been leaked. We speak… Audio

Nearly 200,000 Kiwis have been affected by revenge porn and online image-based sexual abuse. That's the finding of a new report from Netsafe, the first research of its kind here. People under 30 are… Audio

Topics - Wellington is the most expensive in the country to rent, Trade Me says. Rents are up 5.8 percent to an all time high of a median $565. Auckland remains high and the National median has also… Audio

Over 65s miss out on employer KiwiSaver contributions; Come to our kids' party, bring cash; What to do about Eden Park. Audio