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Bank customers appear to be managing debt well with an increasing number ahead on their home loan payments.

Fruit and vegetable prices were 16 percent higher than a year earlier, while grocery items like yoghurt and two-minute noodles, were among the big contributors.

The Reserve Bank has received calls to place greater emphasis on price stability and ignore climate change when making decisions about monetary policy.

The Insurance Council says almost $48m in claims have been made so far after extreme weather hit parts of the country in August.

Campaigners have presented a petition to Parliament demanding businesses be forced to measure and publish their gender pay gaps. Audio

The probe looked at allegations that former executives at the company used "inappropriate accounting" practices to inflate its total revenue between 2011 and 2016.

Hundreds of Tertiary Education Union members rallied during a two-hour strike at the university's main campus in Dunedin, starting their march in steady rain with plenty of umbrellas and rain jackets.

KiwiSaver balances have been moving around at an alarming rate so far this year - but what does that mean for you? Here's what you need to know.

Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says serious savings are needed in the city, as he calls on the head of one of the council-controlled organisations to quit. Audio

Officials approve of recent changes at Te Pūkenga but question marks remain over its financial viability and its core missions, according to a report.

The pain at the pump is expected to worsen over coming months as petrol companies pass on price hikes from a cut in global oil production and sanctions on Russian marine oil tankers.

Banks and life insurers have refunded about $150 million to more than 1.5 million consumers for unfair and improper treatment and poor service.

A labour market report indicates Pākehā men are paid more than everyone else on average, suggesting big organisations could do more to address the disparity.