Money
Membership in KiwiSaver rises, fees fall for first time
KiwiSaver funds and membership have increased in the face of volatile financial markets, which delivered a fall in investment returns, but also a fall in managers' fees.
Buy Now, Pay Later - young Kiwis at risk of unmanageable debt
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
AA predicts 91 petrol could hit $3.50 a litre by Christmas
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
Splitting inheritances between families and foundations
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
Banks promise scam busting effort
Retail banks are joining forces to fight fraudsters with a raft of news measures including a joint scam busting centre. Cyber watchdog CERT estimates financial scams cost Kiwis 20 million dollars in… Video, Audio
Government invests nearly $250m in projects that boost NZ's growth and innovation
The Endeavour Fund will support 68 smart ideas and research programmes that have the potential to help the economy, environment and society.
Election 2023: Candidates spar in Queenstown over spending, taxes
A month out from Election Day, the four leading parties' finance spokespeople came together for the ASB Great Debate in Queenstown to pitch their spending and visions for New Zealand's future.
More suburbs showing growth in property values - CoreLogic
Property prices are beginning to recover with about a third of 924 suburbs throughout the country having at least a small increase in value.
Housing and prices top of mind as parties go head-to-head
Southern voters say the cost of living and housing are top of their list as they head into the upcoming election.
'Their modelling is flawed': Willis rejects economists' doubts on tax numbers
National is standing by its projections on how much money it could raise through its foreign house buyers tax.
Fuel prices surpass $3 a litre in some regions
Motorists in many parts of the country will be feeling the pinch with petrol prices creeping above three dollars a litre in some regions - and getting alarmingly close to that mark in others.
Gaspy… Audio
Donations roll in as election nears
As the election nears, donations are rolling in for political parties, including from businesses.
But there's one major party that has been failing to charm the business sector.
In Depth's Farah… Audio
Superannuation fund reaches record $65.4b
The value of New Zealand Superannuation has increased to a record $65.4 billion dollars.
How teaching scarcity improves financial resilience
How can we teach children to be financially capable, and whose responsiblity is it? Labour has a plan to require financial literacy to be taught in schools. Mint Asset Management's David Boyle… Audio
The nation's books are open and there are some ugly numbers to navigate
The nation's books have been opened - and while there is no forecast recession, and and inflation is expected to dip below 3 percent by December 2024, there are some ugly numbers in front of us. Tax… Audio
Scammers took over $4 million from April - June
Scammers stole just over $4 million from New Zealanders between April and June - down by a quarter on the previous three months.
Despite that drop, more of us report being targeted by fraud attempts… Audio
Inflation and high interest rates to stick around
Inflation and high interest rates look like they'll be sticking around. While some of the numbers in Treasury's financial update make for better than expected reading, it's clear taxpayers will… Audio
Election 2023: PREFU shows govt books in slightly better shape than expected
The economic outlook and government books are in slightly better than expected shape, but still face a challenging couple of years, according to pre-election forecasts issued by the Treasury.
Auckland rental market approaching 'boiling point'
An Auckland real estate company says the rental market in the city is approaching boiling point.
Impression Real Estate says a huge shortage of residential rental stock has driven property viewing up… Audio
Effects of ban on hen battery farming linger on
Industry reps say they are still playing catch-up following a ban on cage farming, facing higher production costs and building up flock numbers. Audio
