Money
All is revealed about our Money Week financial quiz
On our homepage for the next week and a half will be a financial quiz to test your literacy when it comes to your money. Mary Holm joins Jesse to chat about it. Audio
New moves to tighten mortgage lending
The government and Reserve Bank are taking aim at unsustainable house prices, with fresh attempts to cool the housing market. New moves to tighten mortgage lending include lowering the amount of… Audio
Financial Planner Liz Koh - How to do a budget and stick to it
Liz talks to Kathryn about how to set up a money management system that works!. She says the system can help you to look after your money automatically with minimal effort. This follows the report… Audio
Reserve Bank signals further crackdown on mortgage lending
The government and Reserve Bank have agreed on new moves to tighten mortgage lending, including tougher loan to value ratios, debt to income ratios, to cool the housing market. The central bank says… Audio
Some CEOs earning lower paid employees' annual wage in days - study
Some of New Zealand's most highly paid chief executives earn in a matter of days, as much as their lowest paid employees make in a year.
A new report reveals the pay differences between the… Audio
Evening business for 2 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6266175337001 Video, Audio
Family split up because of Pharmac funding decision
A Tauranga couple have been forced to split up their family so their daughter can access treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Australia - treatment that Pharmac won't fund in New Zealand.
They… Audio
Life insurer AIA admits false and misleading statements
One of the country's largest life insurers AIA has admitted to making false and/or misleading statements to customers.
NZ food dominated by supermarket duopoly - commerce report
A draft report released this morning by the Commerce Commission says the two supermarket companies Foodstuffs and Woolworths have an effective duopoly over the grocery sector in New Zealand.
That… Audio
Evening business for 29 July 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6265679213001 Video, Audio
'I think we all want a better deal' - Clark
Supermarket operators not behaving as they should need to analyse whether they have consumers' best interests at heart, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark says.
US Senate advances roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
A roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure investment bill has advanced in the US Senate, passing a key milestone that moves the emerging legislation toward formal debate and possible passage.
Your Money with Mary Holm
Today Mary Holm talks to Jesse about online share trading. She says research shows that nearly 40 percent of adult New Zealanders use or plan to use micro-investing platforms. Audio
Expert on supermarket study release
The Commerce Commission is set to unveil a long-awaited market study into grocery pricing in this country.
New Zealand's grocery and supermarket scene is dominated by two main retailers - Countdown… Audio
Police Association urges Government to fund more recruits
The Police Association is urging the Government to pay for more police recruits as dozens of officers leave the force.
Nearly 170 frontline officers left their jobs between March and July this year.
…NZ Rugby chief happy with INEOS deal
New Zealand Rugby says its new sponsor, petro-chemical company INEOS, is committed to becoming more sustainable and on balance it is worth the possible backlash to work with them.
A six-year… Audio
Industry sector survey shows backing for mandatory KiwiSaver
There appears to be overwhelming support to make KiwiSaver a mandatory saving scheme, according to an investment sector survey.
Evening business for 27 July 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6265377132001 Video, Audio
Incomes of seniors worst affected by low interest rates, study finds
The incomes of older people without a mortgage have taken the biggest hit from low interest rates.
Covid-19: Pandemic forced more children into poverty - report
Covid-19 may have tipped 18,000 more children into poverty.
The Child Poverty Action Group says its modelling shows more whānau have been doing it tough since the nationwide lockdown - with Māori and… Audio