Money
Govt reveals how $3b infrastructure fund will be spent
The government says the fund will help create more than 20,000 jobs and unlock more than $5 billion of projects up and down the country. Video
Anti-money laundering regulation easier under all-in-one agency - lawyer
The government should consider setting up one agency for better Anti-Money Laundering enforcement, a lawyer specialising in regulation and financial crime says.
Lender who charged interest up to 803% forced to repay borrowers
The Commerce Commission found high-cost lender Ferratum failed to make sure its clients really needed the money, and failed to exercise care with its advertising.
Goldsmith admits to blunder in criticism of Greens' pledge
The National Party's finance spokesperson has admitted to getting his facts wrong in a media release critical of the Green Party's pledge to transform the welfare system. Audio
AMP Life 'zombie sale' angers policyholders, calls for review
There are calls for an urgent review of the Insurance Act after the recently approved sale of AMP Life to a tax haven-based life insurance owner that specialises in buying so called 'zombie funds'. Audio
Paul Goldsmith on Green Party's proposed welfare reform
The Green's new Poverty Action Plan has been criticised by the National Party, who believe the initiative will hurt small Kiwi businesses.
National Party Finance Spokesman, Paul Goldsmith, speaks to… Audio
High hopes for new Parihaka visitor centre
Regional Economic Development minister Shane Jones hopes $14 million for a new visitor centre at Parihaka will allow the historic Taranaki settlement to become the iconic site it always deserved to… Audio
Green Party reveals new plan to combat poverty
The Green Party is pledging to transform a welfare system it calls outdated, unfair and unliveable by introducing a guaranteed minimum income.
It would ensure a payment of at least $325 a week for… Audio
Global fundraiser nets $10.7b for Covid-19 treatments
A Covid-19 vaccine needs to be made available to anyone who needs it, participants in a global fundraising meeting have stressed.
Govt looks to Australia as it mulls charging for isolation costs
The government is deciding if and how they will require returning New Zealanders to partially pay for their Covid-19 managed isolation costs.
'Lifechanging' - the difference Pharmac funding can make
Lifechanging. That's how a father describes the difference Pharmac funding a drug for his son with Cystic Fibrosis has been. We first spoke to Eddie Porter as part of our Pharmac series last year -… Audio
$10m for AJ Hackett 'looks like corporate welfare' - Bagrie
AJ Hackett bungy's owners were jumping for joy after news the company would receive $10.2 million in government help to get back on its feet.
But questions are being raised over whether the company… Audio
Hurricanes call in police over ticketing money
The Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise has called in police as it battles to recover $200,000 from its former ticketing company, the Dunedin-based company, Ticket Rocket.
They're among thousands of New… Audio
Reserve bank expected to hold interest rates
The Reserve Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady a little longer to give banks plenty of time to adjust to negative interest rates.
The central bank's waded in with a major rate cut, bond… Audio
Quake damage continues to plague Christchurch homes
Pre-sale building inspections are continuing to uncover hundreds of Christchurch homes with unrepaired quake damage.
This as a $300 million government compensation scheme, designed to help those… Audio
The story behind the biggest TV game show scandal of all time
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? fans will remember the case of 'coughing Major' Charles Ingram in 2001. James Graham is the writer of a new miniseries about the saga, Quiz, which is about to premiere… Video, Audio
How beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men
Dr. Ashley Mears is a former fashion model turned academic sociologist. Her new book Very Important People looks at how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their… Audio
The Panel with Linda Clark & Richard Harman
New Zealand's new Covid-19 cases and the troubles at our borders, the police shooting in West Auckland, health reforms and taxes are on the agenda for our Sunday Morning panellists Linda Clark and… Audio
South Island predicted to be hardest hit in recession
A new economic forecast predicts the South Island regions will be the worst affected by a severe recession, while Wellington and Auckland have the best prospects for recovery. Audio
Why rugby's financial model is broken
Advertising deals down the drain, ticket sales from international games gone - why New Zealand rugby is in a fraught space financially. Audio
