Stories by Susan Edmunds

Two job-hunters have started an informal support network for people to get together and share tips and information about the employment market.

Property values nationwide dropped 0.1 percent in May and are now 1.6 percent lower than a year earlier.

ANZ and ASB have cut some of their mortgage interest rates.

Members could be significantly better off if New Zealand adopted a tax model similar to Australia's, an economist says.

Credit bureau Centrix says households are starting to feel the benefit of lower interest rates and weaker inflation - but some people are still feeling the pinch.

"Mine is currently listed for what I paid for it last year, despite all the improvements that I made to it..."

An energy efficiency expert breaks down what you should be doing, and just how much you could save by doing them. Audio

"Now they're taking $350 a fortnight out of our bank account .. we actually can't afford that," says Phoenix Ruka.

New Zealanders could be leaving their share of more than $1b a year on the table by keeping their cash in transaction accounts.

RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions. Send them to susan.edmunds@rnz.co.nz

The Reserve Bank cut the OCR again on Wednesday, and banks are offering a range of terms just below 5 percent.

A drop in home loan rates over the past year is making a first-home mortgage hundreds of dollars cheaper each month.

The Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate on Wednesday by 25 basis points.

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.