Business
Evening business for 7 August 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Group Chat: Sydney Sweeney, Love later in life and more
The topics dominating your group chats .. today Kate Rodger and Olivia Wilson are here with a veritable buffet of issues from the continuing fallout over American Eagle's Sydney Sweeney ad, some… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 7th August 2025
In today's episode, Maori are being warned to be vigilant as online gambling sites use fake names and photos to lure people in; An emergency doctor says there will be serious consequences for patient… Audio
How to find work in a challenging job market
New Zealand's unemployment rate has risen to 5.2 percent - the highest level since 2020 - which means it is pretty grim out there for job seekers. We ask the CEO and founder of Integrity recruitment… Audio
Many jobseekers frustrated by job market
With unemployment at its highest level in five years and a very tight job market - many job seekers say it's disheartening applying for jobs and hearing nothing back beyond an automated response. Frog… Audio
Insider trader's bid for appeal dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal by a businessman found guilty of insider trading.
Council sends compliance officers to 'closed' cafe
Rupa's Café in Freeman's Bay had its food registration cancelled in June and the café announced on social media it would permanently close from July 4.
Entrepreneur visa changes looking likely
The immigration industry is pushing for more attractive ways to tempt overseas entrepreneurs to come to New Zealand.
Evening business for 6 August 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Long running Auckland book shop on brink of closure
One of Auckland's best loved and long-running bookshops is on the brink of closure now its landlord, the Catholic Church, wants to sell up the historic central city property. Hard to Find books moved… Audio
Three generations of cobblers sustaining the trade
Shoes are the soul of this Dunedin family. Cobbler Greg Paul has taken over the Country Cobbler in Mornington after its owner retired. Paul was taught by his father and now his teenage son is learning… Audio
'Beacon of light': Takapuna an exception amid retail gloom
Businesses on Auckland's North Shore say they're bucking the hard trading conditions faced by many.
Lastest unemployment figures
RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford speaks on the latest unemployment figures Audio
Could Marsden Point be NZ's first 'Special Economic Zone'?
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters have visited Northland to inspect a jet fuel storage project on the site of the old oil refinery.
