Money
A new way for you to find a better power deal
Electricity Authority funds the Powerswitch website but it says consultation shows people want an improved service.
Permanent generational wealth gap created during Covid
And the boom is unlikely to happen again, economists warn.
Wellington school auctioning off Taylor swift trip
Would you enter a raffle to to see Taylor Swift in London, with flights and seven nights accommodation included? Wellington's Clyde Quay School is guessing a lot of people will... with the raffle on… Audio
Which products have the largest mark-ups in NZ?
Among small, medium and large businesses, antique and used goods dealers are making the largest profits.
Smart tech to break a habit
As gambling gets more sophisticated, researchers are planning a counter-attack using smart technology. Audio
Smart tech to break a habit
As gambling gets more sophisticated, researchers are planning a counter-attack using smart technology.
AudioInsurance premium increase leaves council with $500,000 gap
It means Marlborough rates will increase this financial year from 12.96 percent to just over 13.6 percent.
Homeowners finding it increasingly hard to meet mortgage repayments
As the cost of living crisis bites, and job losses mount, homeowners are finding it increasingly hard to meet mortgage repayments. While not at the levels we saw during the GFC, mortgagee sales are… Audio
Hundreds of thousands struggling to pay for electricity
About 360,000 people can't afford the power they need. Some sit there with "nothing but the lights on" as they freeze. Audio
Here's what happened when I tried zero-based budgeting
First Person: We may have just crawled out of a recession, but times are still tough, Jogai Bhatt writes. Could a TikTok-famous budgeting method help?
'We need to pay for the roads' - Transport Minister
Simeon Brown says the seven new roads of significance which are being fast-tracked may be tolled to help pay for them.
Hannah McQueen: Money matters
Self-described "financial force of nature," Hannah McQueen is a chartered accountant and founder of financial literacy company Enable Me. Audio
Ask Susan: Can't the govt give 2% home loans?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
Incomes being obliterated by AT - business owners
Businesses on Onehunga's busy main road said they were given just a week's notice that highly-disruptive footpath repairs would take more than three months. AT is defending its actions, they said the… Audio
IRD targets cryptocurrency users not declaring it in taxable income
IRD had identified 227,000 cryptocurrency users in NZ who made about 7 million transactions with a value of $7.8b in the last tax year.
Have you had to borrow money to afford the basics?
Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland if they've had to borrow money to pay for the basics amid the cost of living crisis. Video, Audio
MSD stops funding existing budget advisory services
People struggling with their finances in Dunedin have nowhere to turn to for free advice - with one budget advisory service closing its doors while a Government-picked replacement is no where to be… Audio
ASB brings Reserve Bank rate cut prediction forward to November
ASB is the latest local bank to bring forward its forecast of a Reserve Bank rate cut, picking it could come as soon as November.
'It's all for them': Final $50m Powerball winners claim prize, say it will go to family
An Auckland couple say they will be able to look after their family for generations after winning their slice of Lotto's recent must-be-won draw.
Council rates rises blamed for rocketing rents
Here are the 10 regions with the largest rent rises since the Covid freeze on increases ended.
