Money

A union leader is calling for mandatory reporting of gender pay differences. New research shows New Zealand is falling behind other western countries in closing the gap between men and women's wages.

Banks are filling their pockets with the increase in interest rates and the time taken to pay off a mortgage is blowing out.

A KiwiSaver fund manager says banks are doubling their margins on floating… Video, Audio

We last talked to Frances Cook back in February. Frances is the Investments Editor at Business Desk and had just written a book called YOUR MONEY YOUR FUTURE. We go back to her over the current… Audio

Dining out could cost a few extra bucks as the cost of living hits a sector on the rebound from a string of covid-related lockdowns.

In a survey just out, restaurateurs say they are worried customers… Audio

Senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley joins the show to discuss interest rates and a number of other financial matters, including why New Zealanders should be putting their money in term deposits for… Audio

Rural economies are expected to outperform their urban counterparts in the year ahead, due to the strong demand for agricultural exports.

That's the finding of Westpac Bank's annual regional… Audio

Wallace and panellists Pattrick Smellie and Ruwani Perera discuss GDP, dodgy add-on insurance targetted at vulnerable kiwis, and drying clothes indoors. Audio

This week Mary Holm is tackling the issue of whether or not Kiwisaver Funds are good value for money and what you can do about it if they're not. Audio

House prices are continuing to fall and houses are taking longer to sell.

In the latest Real Estate Institute price index, the median in Auckland fell 1.9 percent from a year ago to one point one… Audio

Wellington hospital is being forced to spend millions of extra dollars sending patients to private hospitals for MRI and CT scans as its old scanning machines fail to cope.

The average waiting time… Audio

Victims of serious crime are missing out on critical help because of what Justice officials themselves admit is an unethical approach to keep within budget.

The admission is in a Budget bid document… Audio

The US Federal Reserve has just announced it's hiking its core interest rate by 75 basis points and it won't stop there, with further increases expected.

This figure has been speculated for days… Audio

The US Federal has made the decision that's had the market in turmoil for days.

As expected the central bank has hiked interest rates by 75 basis points.

The US market has bounced around for days… Audio

The rapidly rising price of diesel is going to put more pressure on household budgets as it filters through into almost every corner of day to day life, according to the AA.

Per litre diesel has gone… Audio