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Online shoppers warned of scams, fake websites post Christmas
Online shopping scams are set to skyrocket after Christmas, and bargain hunters are being urged to stay vigilant.
Missioners say Christmas demand skyrocketing
Food parcels, presents, Christmas hampers - city missions across the country are being stretched to full capacity.
Demand for help has skyrocketed, building on the big increase in need created by the… Audio
Christmas adding to post-lockdown spending boom
As the rush continues towards Christmas, the post-Covid-19 lockdown boom in spending continues.
Year on year, sales are slightly down but week on week, sales are surging. With Black Friday, Cyber… Audio
NZX Top 50 surges past 13,000 mark for first time
The local sharemarket has broken through a life-time high as investors chased top stocks and those recovering after recent bad news.
Pharmac 'penny pinching' with new medications - Diabetes Foundation
The Diabetes Foundation is accusing Pharmac of 'penny pinching' and says hundreds of people will die earlier than they should as a result.
The foundation says an early death is certain for 4 out of… Audio
Construction industry biggest recipient of wage subsidies
Just-released figures show the construction industry was the biggest recipient of the Government's Covid-19 wage subsidies. That's despite building companies being allowed back at work earlier then… Audio
The temptation of 'buy now, pay later'
Jessica Wilson from Consumer NZ joins us to discuss the 'buy now, pay later' phenomenon of 2020. Audio
The downsides of a cashless society
Emile speaks to Spencer Ross, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, who's been researching how a cashless society impacts on the community. Audio
Cancer Society on Cetuximab funding stoush
An internal stoush at Pharmac means funding for a drug for terminal bowel cancer patients have been shelved for more than a decade.
The Cancer Society's medical director Chris Jackson told reporter… Audio
Tiwai Point staff enter holiday season with future uncertain
The Labour Party campaigned on keeping the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point open for another three to five years.
But as Christmas approaches, the smelter's 1000 staff go into the holidays uncertain… Audio
Prime minister and MP salaries capped for three years
The decision takes into account Covid-19 and the risks the pandemic poses for the economy during that period.
Volatile Bitcoin reaches a milestone
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high breaking through $US20,000 ($NZ27,960).
Hospitals nationwide affected by patient overcrowding, staff shortages - nurses union
Staff shortages, overcrowding and poor access to GPs are being blamed for a plea by Middlemore Hospital for non-urgent patients to avoid its emergency department, a nurses college says.
Your Money with Mary Holm: You don't HAVE to jump on the house buying bandwagon
Personal investment expert Mary Holm argues that you don't have to jump on the house buying bandwagon! Audio
Papakura marae busy bringing Christmas with dignity to those in need
With nine days until Christmas - Auckland City Mission is gearing up to hand out tens of thousands of presents and food parcels to whānau in need.
But this year things are a bit different. There will… Video, Audio
Calls grow for wage subsidy refunds after Reserve Bank news
Business deposits have boomed and borrowing has dropped according to latest Reserve Bank figures - strengthening calls for more wage subsidies to be repaid.
Today retirement villages Summerset and… Audio
Ryman to repay $14.2m for wage subsidy
A third retirement village company has announced plans to repay the wage subsidy.
Charities brace for a post-cheque world
Charities are warning as upwards of $100 million could be lost to the sector when cheques are fully phased out next year. New Zealand charities receive over fifty percent of their donations via… Audio
ANZ toughens deposit rules for investors - will it help?
New Zealand's biggest bank is ordering a bigger deposit from investors as a way to cool the overheated housing market. ANZ says its move will help first home buyers get into the market.
But will it… Audio
Sharesies co-founders on their mission to democratise investing
Brooke Roberts and Sonya Williams are part of the team driving the success of online investment platform Sharesies. The company was started four years ago by the pair and their other four co-founders… Audio
