Stories by Susan Edmunds

Credit card reward schemes are likely to be scaled back further as pressure goes on interchange fees, Consumer NZ says.

Banks had already started to cut their interest rates, ahead of an expected drop in the official cash rate (OCR) on Wednesday.

The landlord says he's currently living in a garage.

A Christchurch woman was shocked to be told that, if she wants her automatic gate to keep working, she'll have to spend almost $1k to get it upgraded.

Fifteen years ago, 10,000 bitcoin bought two pizzas. Now that amount would be worth more than US$1 billion.

Powerswitch is worried that the current model is thriving on customer "confusion and inertia".

The bank and Air New Zealand have decided to end their partnership.

Some borrowers could face a bigger bill from 1 July. Audio

Purchasers of an Auckland property that turned out to have no legal vehicle access have won an appeal.

Here are some of the pitfalls and loopholes to watch out for insurance policies to avoid disappointment.

The government could face an unbudgeted funding gap because of one of its own policies, the Green Party says. Audio

Developers who do not want to try to find buyers for properties in a tough market - or who have had no luck - appear to be choosing to rent them out instead.

People leaving relationships are being kept out of the property market, a financial coach says.

Commentators say it's "incoherent" the rules are being tightened on young people because it's "politically risky" to touch pensions. Audio

The increase in contribution rates should make most savers better off - but it won't benefit everyone.

Money saved by income-testing in the first year of a baby's life is instead being put into the Working for Families scheme. Audio

All rental properties must comply with the Healthy Homes standards just weeks from now, including ventilation, heating and insulation.

The company has reported a 5 percent profit increase in the most recent full year.

Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson said low-income earners, Māori, women and self-employed people will be hit hardest by the changes.

New data suggests it's less than most may think.

Allister Benson has been made redundant three times in the past 24 months and says it's tough going in the job market at the moment.

A man who lost $2000 when he got one number wrong in a bank transfer has been told to drop his complaint.

You earn it, spend it, invest it. But do you know where it comes from?

It was organised chaos this week at Costco when another delivery of butter arrived. Audio

You might have heard the advice: Give up the takeaway coffee, cut back on the avocado on toast. RNZ has crunched the numbers.