Financial Literacy
Financial vulnerability of older New Zealanders
Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Otago. A new study out of the University of Otago has examined the financial vulnerability of older New… Audio
Cutting the jargon and demystifying money
100 financial organisations including banks, insurers, financial advisers and the non-profit sector have joined a plan to help demystify money and enhance the financial literacy and capability of the… Audio
Teaching financial capability
Teaching young people how to manage money, budget and save. Auckland commerce teacher John Duston's dream is for every New Zealand teenager to be financially capable before they leave school. He's… Audio
Richard Thaler: the nudge economist
American economist Professor Richard Thaler won the 2017 Nobel prize for his contributions to behavioural economics. By applying insights from psychological research, Thaler helps us understand… Audio
First financial literacy programme run in Tongan language
Vaka Tautua's programme which helps Pasifika people under severe financial pressure is so successful it met one of its annual targets in five months. Audio
Students found to lack basic financial skills
Secondary school students lack "basic money management skills", a survey has found.
Classroom finances: Banqer
We visit a school where 10 year olds are earning hundreds of thousands of dollars using a virtual financial system called Banqer that's training them in financial literacy. With teacher Jolene Butson… Audio
Setting kids up to avoid financial disasters as adults
Money coach Sarah McMurray discusses how to set your kids up to avoid financial disasters as adults, careers, study and money management. Audio
Parenting with Stuart Locke
Financial literacy - Teaching young New Zealanders how to handle their money wisely. Stuart Locke is a Professor of Finance at the University of Waikato. Audio