Susan Edmunds
How far do you live from your nearest supermarket?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds and senior journalist Kate Newton set out to find out how the 2.8 kilometre drive to another supermarket compares to how far people have to travel in other… Audio
When to fix your home loan for longer
Over the past month, we've seen home loan rates fall significantly. That's had lots of people wondering when the right time to fix for longer might be - and more commentators are saying the answer is… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 18 March 2025
On today's episode, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has won facetime and favour with global heavyweight Narendra Modi on a frenetic full day in India, where both pledged greater military cooperation… Audio
Rotorua housing development offers cheaper rent to essential workers
A new Rotorua housing development is offering cheaper rent to some essential workers. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Sex workers say banks are making life more difficult
"It's a legal industry. We should bank it". That was the view of ANZ Chief Antonia Watson on whether sex workers should be able to get bank loans easily. It came up as an issue during a select… Audio
House prices likely to rise: Data
The housing market has reached a turning point, according to recent Corelogic data, and prices are likely to start lifting again. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Fund manager ordered to compensate client
A fund manager has been ordered to compensate a client after the man's investment tanked and he lost almost three thousand dollars in a week. But the client also acted against financial advice. Money… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 6 March 2025
In today's episode, A health advocate has accused the government of making 'institutionally racist' changes to the bowel screening programme - repurposing funding set aside for Maori and Pasifika… Audio
IRD calls being confused as scams
Scammers are getting more advanced and people are slowly becoming wiser to their tricks. So when Inland Revenue started to call people to advise they had improved the security for their online… Audio
Kiwis advised not to look at kiwisaver as Trump enacts tariffs
It's still not clear how much of a hit New Zealand will take from the tariff war, which got well and truly underway today. Mr Trump has enacted tough tariffs on the US's largest trading partners -… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 5 March 2025
In today's episode, a trade war between the US and some of its closest trading partners has erupted - causing stock markets to plummet and raising fears it could contribute to a crash in the global… Audio
What does a trade war mean for NZ?
US President Donald Trump has enacted tough tariffs on the country's largest trading partners - China, Canada and Mexico, sparking fears of a global trade war. Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke… Audio
What is NZ's biggest KiwiSaver balance?
We often hear about New Zealanders' KiwiSaver balances still being too low to give many of us a comfortable retirement. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Why are car keys so expensive to replace?
Most of us have them, some of us are often losing them - and it can cost a lot to replace them. Especially in recent years, the cost of getting some new car keys has ballooned into many hundreds of… Audio
Whangarei shooting leaves one dead and one critical
There's a large police presence around the seaside Whangarei's suburb of Onerahi, after a shooting that left one person dead and another critically injured. Emergency services located the pair at the… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 27 February 2025
In today's episode, Parliamentary terms could be extended from three years to four; some schools are choosing to make their own lunches rather than use the government's programme; breaking news in… Audio
Person critical after serious incident in Whangarei
RNZ's Susan Edmunds is at the scene of a serious incident in Onerahi in Whangarei, where a personal is in a critical condition. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 26 February 2025
In today's episode, experts in safety and hostility training are sceptical about the government's potential plans to give people the power to detain fellow citizens, Australian Defence officials… Audio
West Coast has NZ's cheapest houses
Data from the Real Estate Institute shows the cheapest houses in the country in January were in the West Coast of the South Island, where the median price for the month was $375,000. Money… Audio
Median house prices in some areas increased 1000% in 25 years
New data provided to RNZ by Corelogic shows just how much house prices have shot up since the turn of the century. In some parts of the country, the median price has increased 1000 percent over 25… Audio