Money

Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul will this morning try to get a council loan to Wellington airport taken off the table.

The council's long-term plan is up for discussion today and in it is a… Audio

Tenants wanting to exit a rental early are being hit with hundreds of dollars of fees from property managers and landlords.

Renters advocates and Consumer New Zealand say it's outrageous, but… Audio

Wellington librarians are upset and angry over the council's proposal to sell off part of the central library, and slash the collections budget by 40 percent.

Both decisions have been approved to be… Audio

There are calls for the government to pay for more home internet connections for school students in Auckland.

The city is on to its fourth lockdown and secondary principals say online learning is… Audio

The Unite union says increasing the amount workers get paid if they're ordered to self-isolate won't make any difference to whether staff actually receive a payment.

The National Party is proposing… Audio

The government's independent review of drug funding agency Pharmac will achieve little if the purse strings aren't opened.

That's the view of medical advocates who have long described New Zealand's… Audio

Franz Josef and Fox Glacier communities have been given the blunt message the government can't save every business that's struggling during the pandemic.

A week ago, the two communities sent Tourism… Audio

The National Party is urging the government to pay 100 per cent of an employee's wages and salary for two weeks if a person is ordered to self-isolate.

The party says its proposed payment scheme… Audio

Franz Josef and Fox Glacier communities have been given the blunt message the government can't save every business that's struggling during the pandemic.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash visited the… Audio

All talk and no support was the conclusion from Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals after a meeting with the Tourism Minister today.

Stuart Nash and West Coast Tasman MP Damien O'Connor fronted… Audio

Mayors across the country are calling for a formal inquiry into the closure of banks in provincial communities. Gisborne District Council mayor Rehette Stoltz explains to Jesse why they want to keep… Audio

A small rural district in the North Island is facing rates rises like it hasn't seen in years as it grapples with an historic lack of investment.

The Central Hawke's Bay District Council mayor… Audio

A Queenstown hotelier says he's worried the resort town will struggle with staffing when visitors are allowed to return.

The resort town has been hard hit with some businesses down to 10 percent of… Audio

The opening of a payday loan lender near a large social housing complex and refugee support services in Wellington has locals up in arms.

High cost lender Superloans opened at the edge of Cuba Street… Video, Audio

The Reserve Bank's restrictions on home loans kick in from today but those in the industry don't believe it will do much to cool the market.

Loan to Value ratios were temporarily lifted in the wake… Audio

According to research from the University of Notre Dame, people think they are more financially responsible than they actually are. One of the authors of a new paper on the subject published in the… Audio

Real estate agents are under fire for failing to repay millions of dollars in wage subsidies, despite record property prices and a booming market.

Checkpoint can reveal more than $13 million was paid… Video, Audio