Economy
'I've taught myself not to like it': Butter on the chopping block as prices rise
While the cost of living is seeing some residents forgoing small pleasures like real dairy, others are giving up entirely on saving for retirement. Audio
Evening business for 4 September 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
It's official: Paying the bills is still getting harder
"You can only rearrange and cut so many times," says a solo mum of two, as she compares her soaring bills to last year's. Audio
Midday Business News for 4 September 2025
Midday Business News for 4 September 2025. Audio
Mayors lobby to delay proposed Eves Valley sawmill closure
Tasman and Nelson face a massive windfall timber clean-up after recent storms in the area.
Midday Business News for 3 September 2025
Midday Business News for 3 September 2025 Audio
NZ 'appealing' as global private equity firms eye new pastures
The firms are rebalancing their portfolios in light of geopolitical changes, which could bring more investment to New Zealand.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 2nd September 2025
In today's episode, the global tech giant Amazon says it is finally launching its much-hyped Auckland data centres, four years after first announcing the plan; The New Zealand First leader, Winston… Audio
Midday Business News for 2 September 2025
Midday Business News for 2 September 2025 Audio
Simplicity on foreign buyers ban exemption
The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, has conceded the country's foreign buyers ban was making the country unattractive to foreign investors. Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub spoke… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 2 September 2025
In today's episode, after a seven year ban on foreign buyers put in by the Labour/New Zealand First coalition of 2017, the government is opening up the property market to a small group of wealthy… Audio
Hipkins accuses Willis of letting RBNZ chair 'mislead' public
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has labelled the handling of the resignation of the Reserve Bank governor as a "complete debacle". Audio
More companies go into liquidation as IRD steps up enforcement
That's despite positive lending trends and eased interest rates.
Are we really being ripped off at the till?
NZ Herald Business Editor-at-Large Liam Dann says the issue isn't that New Zealanders are overcharged, but that we simply don't earn enough. Audio
Midday Business News for 1 September 2025
Midday Business News for 1 September 2025 Audio
Government loans to keep small airlines afloat
Small passenger airlines are set to receive up to $30 million in loans from the government to help with rising costs. Audio
