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Small business owners want helping hand in Budget 2023
Small business owners are holding out little hope that the upcoming Budget 2023 will ease their financial woes.
New buy now pay later initiative aims to protect people in financial difficulty
Credit bureau Centrix is working with major buy now pay later providers, such as Afterpay, Zip and Laybuy, to launch the new initiative, PayWatch.
Consumer NZ: buyers being overcharged for second-hand cars
Consumer NZ is warning buyers to be wary of dodgy car finance deals. Consumer NZ recieved a complaint from a Wellington man who signed up for a thirty-thousand-dollar Go Car Finance loan for a car… Audio
Kiwisaver provider calls for inquiry into bank profits
New Zealand remains the only country in the OECD where the top four companies are all banks.
That's according to Sam Stubbs, the chief executive of Kiwisaver provider, Simplicity, responding to the… Audio
Education Ministry investigates pay equity among teachers
The Education Ministry is investigating whether sexism means teachers are paid less than they should be.
The pay equity investigation covers 90,000 school and early childhood teachers and principals… Audio
Calls for tightening of buy-now-pay-later schemes
Calls are growing for the government to move more quickly to tighten the rules on buy-now-pay-later schemes.
The latest figures show a record 10.5 per cent of people who shop this way were in debt… Audio
Defence Force investment nets praise from some
A former Defence Minister is applauding a close-to $750 million investment in wages, assets and infrastructure.
Defence personnel are lined up to get a sizeable pay rise after years of low morale… Audio
The price to live in paradise
At $60,048 a year, the average wage for people in Nelson and Tasman is 14 percent below the national average for 2022. Audio
NZDF personnel in line for pay rise in major Budget boost
Defence Force personnel are in line for a pay bump as part of a major Budget boost unveiled by the government. Audio
Oranga Tamariki cuts funding for 130 trusts working with youth
A Christchurch trust working with at-risk youth is one of more than 130 to have their funding cut by Oranga Tamariki.
The Youth Alive Trust has been around for more than three decades and runs… Video, Audio
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and James Elliott (Part One)
Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Nalini Baruch and James Elliott discuss whether New Zealand should investigate becoming a republic and mortgage rates have now exceeding what many… Audio
After-pay services trap people in poverty cycle
A budget advisor in south Auckland says buy now - pay later schemes are an addictive problem for those struggling to cope with the cost of living.
The latest figures show a record 10-and-a-half per… Audio
Families using buy now pay later schemes for groceries
Budget advisers are increasingly alarmed about the number of people using buy now pay later schemes for groceries as they struggle to cope with the cost of living.
Struggling families are racking up… Audio
Struggling families 'stuck' using buy now pay later for essentials
With figures showing 10 percent of accounts are debt, budget advisors are alarmed at the number of struggling families using the schemes to pay for basic needs.
ANZ posts a billion dollar profit
The country's biggest bank has acknowledged the size of its six-month profit but says it has to be seen in the context of how big it is, and the position it and other banks play in the economy.
Excess Aussie bank profits cost every NZer $1000 a year
Excess Aussie bank profits are now costing every New Zealander a thousand dollars a year. That's the claim from Sam Stubbs, Chief Executive of Kiwisaver provider, Simplicity, who is pushing for a… Audio
The Panel with Zoe George and Stephen Franks (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Zoe George and Stephen Franks discuss the 'misery index' and why one out of two kiwi regularly worry about money. Plus, they talk about the deluge of… Audio
Six week teacher strike begins
Secondary teachers begin six weeks of strike action today. Members of the Post Primary Teachers Association are refusing to teach Year Eleven students, prompting many schools to ask that year group to… Audio
CTU warns against continued aggressive interest rate rises
Trade unions are urging the Reserve Bank to halt aggressive interest rate rises, for the sake of the economy. In its half-yearly financial stability report yesterday, the bank said the country's… Audio
$70 million given to growers 'won't touch the sides'
Hawke's Bay growers are relieved the government is putting $172 million into cleaning up silt and debris from Cyclone Gabrielle. $102 million will go towards clearing up residential properties… Audio
