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Majority favour more income support for those in need - survey
A survey has found seven out of 10 New Zealanders believe the government should increase income support for those on low wages or not in paid work.
The top three tips for warding off cyber attacks
Cyber crime is continuing to rise. Last year, the government received 5712 reports of cyber incidents which cost mostly small businesses $14.2 million. NZ Tech chief Graeme Muller offers the top three… Audio
Jamieson strikes gold at Indian Premier League auction
For most of us, dreams of becoming an overnight millionaire are just that. Not for New Zealand cricket's fastest rising star Kyle Jamieson.
The Black Caps fast bowler is set to be almost $3 million… Audio
Evening business for 19 February 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6233570735001 Video, Audio
Vero protestors say it shouldn't be needed to get quake claim
On Thursday's edition of Checkpoint, Christchurch man Brian Shaw told us about his terminal cancer and his desire to get his decade-long insurance claim with Vero settled before he dies.
On Friday… Video, Audio
Company supporting paramedics blocked by St John
A company working to set up a fund to support front line ambulance workers says it's being blocked in its efforts by St John.
YelloHalo is an internet service provider, which will return 100 percent… Audio
Evening business for 18 February 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6233188604001 Video, Audio
Man with terminal cancer fighting insurer 10 years after quake
A Christchurch man with terminal cancer is using his final days to battle his insurance company, a decade on from the deadly earthquakes.
Brian Shaw owns an apartment that's in a block of 11. They… Video, Audio
Fletcher Building sees big lift in earnings
To other news now and the country's biggest construction company has made a significant lift in its earnings thanks mainly to a strong housing market.
Fletcher Building has reported a profit of $121… Audio
Evening business for 17 February 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6232866126001 Video, Audio
New statistics show little progress on poverty
New data from Statistics New Zealand shows household incomes and other key measures were on the rise before the country went into lockdown. Journalist and researcher, Max Rashbrooke, that's not all… Audio
Experts say rising incomes hiding growing disparity
Latest figures showing rising household incomes are hiding what some say is a growing disparity between the have and the have nots, particularly around home ownership.
All key income measures for… Audio
Finance Minister details Covid-19 business boost
The government has rushed through legislation that would see businesses get a cash injection in some lockdown situations.
Under the scheme announced in December businesses that can prove a 30 percent… Video, Audio
Businesses disappointed at govt's 7-day lockdown rule for support package
Businesses say every day bites in lockdown, and they believe the relief package offered by the government doesn't touch the sides.
The government is rushing through legislation for a cash injection… Audio
Evening business for 16 February 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Student saving tips for 2021
Universities are kicking back in to gear for the year and that means lots of students are figuring out how everything works. It can be hard to know quite how to stay on top of things financially while… Audio
Church taken off Charities Register after corruption probe
A church in Auckland has been struck off the Charities Register after its employees stole millions of dollars in church funds, and poured millions more into dubious investments.
Education Ministry forecasting secondary teacher shortfall
Auckland secondary schools have just two years to head off a worsening teacher shortage.
The Education Ministry has forecast a shortfall of thirty secondary teachers in the city this year, blowing… Audio
Wellington rates could rise 17pct to pay to fix water infrastructure - Andy Foster
The pitiable state of Wellington's water infrastructure is promising to hit the city's ratepayers hard.
Mayor Andy Foster has released a sketch of his long-term plan to deal with the problems the… Audio
Covid-19: MIQ cleaners say they're stressed, overlooked, underpaid
A managed isolation cleaner says she and her colleagues are the forgotten border workers - overlooked and underpaid for the work they're doing to keep the country safe from Covid-19.
Most cleaners… Audio