Money

Aucklanders could be facing a double-digit rates hike next year, as the city council again looks at how to cover costs. Earlier this year, council put rates up by 7.7 percent as part of a plan to plug… Audio

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is getting its fourth multimillion-dollar bailout of the year.

The government has agreed to give the company, which is in voluntary administration, an extra $7 million.

This is… Audio

Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and James Elliott talk about how live music can help reduce alcohol-related harm and how retirees can share some of their super to fight poverty and change a… Audio

Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and James Elliott find out about the official arrival of El Nino and hear about the public health risks following the sewage spill from a large sinkhole in… Audio

This week Mary Holm is back to talk about ways to boost your savings. It's insights she included in her book Rich Enough. She recommends setting goals that are SMART: specific, measurable, achievable… Audio

Money expert Liz Koh looks at the issue of overspending, which has its roots in behavioural patterns ranging from habits to addictions - all of which make it very difficult for people to curb their… Audio

Cruel, dehumanising and out of touch. That's one description of National's policy to get more beneficiaries into work. But party leader Christopher Luxon's reckons it's a policy driven by love. If in… Video, Audio

FIRST Union and community advocacy group ActionStation are campaigning to end what they describe as "bankflation" by New Zealand's four largest retail banks: ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac.

They've… Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Phil O'Reilly discuss the surprising GDP figures released by Stats NZ and the pros and cons of a sugar tax. Also, the question was put to our… Audio

One in six New Zealanders suffer from some sort of hearing loss. Consumer NZ are concerned the hearing aid industry is prioritising sales over customers. SKaituhi Mātoro investigative writer Vanessa… Audio

A recent study has shown that approximately 190,000 young adults are at severe risk of unmanageable debt due to frequent use of Buy Now, Pay Later services. Audio

The traditional summer holiday roadie is about to get a lot pricer. The AA's predicting 91 Octane could hit $3.50 per litre by Christmas. Right now in Auckland its hovering around the $3.00 mark. In… Video, Audio

Community Foundations of Aotearoa NZ is working with more than 650 bequests to local communities around New Zealand. Dr Claire Routley is an expert in legacy giving and she's in New Zealand as the… Audio