Money
'Glaring omission' corrected with extra funds for Marlborough Heritage Trust
The $170,000 of extra funding will help ease the pressure on the trust due to insurance hikes and the effects of Covid-19, say district councillors.
Midday Business News for 1 March 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
NZ signs trade deal with United Kingdom
New Zealand has signed a significant trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
The new deal means virtually all New Zealand's exports into the UK will not carry a tariff.
The government estimates it… Audio
Midday Business News for 28 February 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Inflation largely driven by factors out of NZ's control - RBNZ governor
The head of the Reserve Bank says oil prices have been the most notable driver of inflation pressures for New Zealand.
Midday Business News for 25 February 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Record-high property resale profits in December quarter - CoreLogic
House sellers have been smiling all the way to the bank but that is likely to change, according to a new report.
Your Money with Mary Holm
Mary talks to Jesse about dividend reinvestment and how to grow your shareholdings painlessly. The idea is that instead of shareholders being given a cash dividend they are given more shares instead. Audio
Midday Business News for 24 February 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report, with Gyles Beckford. Audio
Ukraine tensions: Economic impacts could be felt here
Effects of tensions in Ukraine and the Reserve Bank's raising of the official cash rate could both be felt at the petrol pump. It's already almost $3 a litre.
Infometrics principal economist Brad… Audio
Interest rate hike bad for first home buyers
Already struggling first home buyers have been stung yet again, this time by the Reserve Bank's raising of the Official Cash Rate.
The OCR was raised by a quarter of a percentage point to one percent… Audio
Bigger OCR rise was considered - Adrian Orr
Experts say the new raise in the official cash rate will sting for struggling businesses, first-home buyers, and the recently indebted.
The Reserve Bank announced a quarter percentage point rise in… Audio
Midday Business News for 23 February 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Midday Business News for 22 February 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Preparing for financial volatility
Financial Planner Liz Koh discusses the best investment strategy when markets are volatile, how investors can best protect themselves from losses and the implications for KiwiSaver especially for… Audio
Financial support relieves hospitality, but future uncertainty remains
Decimated after two years of Covid-19 restrictions, the hospitality sector describes the latest financial support being offered by the government as encouraging but too late for some to survive.
Billionaire Bill Gates and the fight against polio in Pakistan
To Pakistan now where Microsoft founder Bill Gates is paying a visit.. I talked with our correspondent Kaswar Klasra in Islamabad.. and began by asking him what the billionaire is doing there. Audio
Isolation help offered as Omicron continues creep through community
Omicron is continuing its silent creep through the community - with almost 2,000 cases reported today.
There are 73 people in hospital with the virus and one in ICU. The high demand for tests has… Video, Audio
Midday Business News for 18 February 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Lobby group pays drivers' fuel tax at North Shore petrol station
The price of petrol continues to climb, edging closer to $3 for 91. A large slice of that is made up of taxes.
In Auckland it's 52 percent of the bill.
Right wing lobby group the NZ Taxpayers' Union… Video, Audio
