Money
Emergency relief funds announced
The Government is committing six hundred thousand dollars in emergency relief to the districts of Buller and Marlborough to help deal with the flooding.
The announcement came after Acting Minister… Audio
What does inflation rise mean for our spending and saving?
Inflation has hit a ten year high, meaning our food is more expensive, fruit and veges in particular.
Latest stats for the June quarter show prices have shot up more than 7 percent since March and… Video, Audio
The rise of 'Finfluencers' on social media
If you're on any social media platforms, you will definitely have encountered the dreaded 'influencers' but what about 'Finfluencers'? NZ Herald journalist and podcaster Frances Cook joins Jesse to… Audio
Fundraising challenge taking on the world's steepest street
Back in March, one young man took on the challenge of running 654km in less than a week for suicide awareness. Each kilometer that 22-year-old Matt Fenn ran represented a kiwi who died by suicide last… Audio
Unemployment down, but are jobs enough to cover rising costs?
The government's counting another drop in unemployment numbers as a win - but others say they don't paint the whole picture.
Over the past three months, more than 31,000 people found jobs and got off… Audio
MSD Minister discusses delayed reviews of sanctions cases
Thousands of women who had their benefits docked are still waiting for their cases to be reviewed more than two years after the Minister ordered MSD to take a second look.
The women had up to $28 a… Video, Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Mary Holm answers listener questions about their Kiwisaver options and personal finances. Audio
Ultra-cheap lending's days numbered after RBNZ announcement
The era of ultra-cheap money looks to be coming to an end after yesterday's Reserve Bank monetary statement.
It held the cash rate at 0.25 percent but halted the bond buying programme, which has… Audio
Top earning emergency housing provider owes thousands in wage subsidies, tax
A now defunct Auckland company which received nearly $15 million to house the homeless now owes the government tens of thousands of dollars in wage subsidies and tax payments.
Silverfern Property… Audio
Are interest rates set to rise?
ASB has raised its lending and deposits rates as a strong economy and growing inflation pressures signal an inevitable change in policy by the Reserve Bank. Kiwibank is also increasing its term… Audio
Cryptocurrency inquiry: MPs to investigate risks and benefits
MPs will hold an inquiry into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, looking into risks to users, the monetary system and the environment.
Market shows only minor signs of slowing house-price rises
The rate of rise in house prices is showing only very minor signs of slowing.
Why spouses lie about money
When we think of infidelity our minds go straight to the bedroom, but financial infidelity can be just as devastating. The reasons for financial infidelity fall into seven key categories. Lawyer… Audio
NZers on low incomes found lockdown challenging - study
A new report has found New Zealanders on low incomes found the lockdowns particularly challenging.
The study by the University of Otago found they were scared and felt isolated - but were also… Audio
Extra $20 a week not enough to fix housing crisis for beneficiaries - budgeters
While welcoming this month's benefit increase, a group of South Auckland budgeters say it is going to require more than a few dollars to fix the "horrifying" debt faced by so many of their clients.
Banks predicting OCR rise on the horizon
Banks ANZ, Westpac and ASB are united in their expectation the official cash rate will be increased earlier than previously expected.
They say it could land as early as late November, when the… Audio
MSD reviews of scrapped sanction cases painfully slow - AAAP
Advocacy group Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) has 38 cases on its books, with women appealing past MSD sanctions, in the hope of getting years of deductions repaid.
One of those women has… Video, Audio
Difficult access to ATMS cited as reason less cash being carried
Difficult to access ATMs are being cited as a reason people are carrying less cash.
Just-released figures from the Reserve Bank show our use of notes is waning - but for those who would rather use… Video, Audio
Woman sanctioned by MSD over fear of naming child's father owed thousands
Welfare advocates say thousands of women who had benefits docked unfairly because they could not or would not name their child's father could be entitled to significant lump sum refunds.
But the… Video, Audio
Young people on superannuation debate
Treasury has reignited the superannuation debate with its warning that Government debt will soar by hundreds of billions of dollars as more and more New Zealanders reach retirement age.
Twenty-six… Audio
