Business
'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.
The surge of Kiwi medical tourism to Turkey
At least five groups offer assisted medical package deals and they all started recently. Audio
NZ businesses owe more than $1.4 billion in unpaid tax
There is still almost $48 million unpaid from 2018 - and $1.471 billion from the most recent year.
Is this where house prices will start to rise first?
Stronger conditions for farmers may be helping regional property markets.
The people quietly preserving a place for cash
Kiwis' cash use has come under scrutiny. Audio
Harricado - a new varietal of avocado, grown in Nelson
Imagine being lucky enough to not only buy a property with an established avocado tree but to discover that it was a little bit ... well ... special. Audio
Businesses urged to bypass free government employment mediation service
The service currently has a seven-week waiting list and an employment lawyer says it's worth using private services given the risks associated with leaving a dispute to fester.
How our tax bills stack up compared to other countries
Inland Revenue says taxes will have to rise to cope with an ageing population. How do our taxes already compare? Audio
Business called on to report electricity companies
The commission is making an anonymous reporting tool available, which encrypts users' data to keep them anonymous. Audio
Calls for anonymous reporting of unfair electricity industry practices
The Commerce Commission is calling for business customers to anonymously report unfair or anti-competitive electricity industry practices. Commerce Commission chair John Small spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
…Business News for 5 August 2025
Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
