Money

The city's budget will need to be "tweaked" to take account of the recent devastating flood, Desley Simpson says.

A national helpline for people in financial hardship says it's hearing from those in distress that banks are playing hardball.

Opinion - Generally, people don't object to fairness. The problem is that we don't all agree on what fairness looks like - especially when it comes to tax.

A major payment provider says it has resolved a technical fault that saw shops around New Zealand dealing with eftpos outages today.

ASB customers with red or yellow-stickered homes from the extreme weather in the upper North Island can now access a one-off ex gratia payment of $2000 per household to help with unforeseen costs.

A damp start to the year has flowed through to consumer spending, while weak business confidence is driving down the demand for credit.

Retailer Briscoe Group is expecting a record full year profit on the back of higher sales, but is preparing for tougher times.

Australia will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on its A$5 banknote with a new design to reflect and honour the history of its Indigenous culture.

Signs of a softening labour market has prompted big banks to revise down their forecast official cash rate hike this month, with a 50 basis point rise now widely expected.

ASB Bank is scrapping monthly fees on more than a dozen business and personal accounts, worth about $14 million this year.

The Cook Islands government has paid $5.4 million to Air New Zealand following a High Court case in Rarotonga.

Shoppers are feeling the pinch of rising grocery prices, meaning compromises at the dinner table.

Small businesses across Aotearoa aren't confident the new prime minister will address their issues in time to win them over before the general election.

The Reserve Bank is tight-lipped about how much of an increase is required but said it was necessary for financial stability and monetary policy reasons.

Chris Hipkins has put the "bread and butter" issue of inflation at the top of his government's agenda, saying today's figures confirm that's the right approach.