Money

A new report on the nearly 40,000 people who signed on for the unemployment benefit during lockdown shows they're more likely to be first time beneficiaries, higher earners, recently returned from… Audio

The National Party says New Zealand is in an economic hole, and yesterday's announcements make it worse.

It says that with an additional $140 billion in debt, the country is looking at nearly $80,000… Audio

The Government's big spending budget lays out $50 billion to fight the impact of Covid-19 and steer New Zealand's economy back on track.

While the numbers are big, not everybody is happy and there… Audio

Those hoping for a further rise in welfare payments to feature in the budget have been disappointed, despite predictions that the Covid-19 outbreak will create tens of thousands of new beneficiaries.

The Budget has been revealed and businesses are thinking about how it will affect them.

Leeann Watson, the chief executive of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce and Craig Hudson, the managing… Audio

The Government's big spending budget lays out $50 billion to fight the impact of Covid-19 and steer New Zealand's economy back on track.

But will it be enough?

ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner… Audio

Grant Robertson's big Budget is out.

There's been a range of reactions to the Government's big spend on $50 billion to fight Covid-19, which includes an extension to the wage subsidy, $1.1 billion… Audio

An environment scientist says our climate reduction goals have taken a back seat in this year's Budget in the scramble to recover from Covid-19.

A total of $1.1 billion has been set aside in this… Audio

Advocates for healthy homes say the government's budget its Warmer Kiwi Homes programme will leave thousands in the cold.

The scheme has been expanded to cover 90 percent of the costs of insulation… Audio

The Government's big spending budget yesterday laid out how it would fight the impact of Covid-19 and steer New Zealand's economy back on track.

Fifty billion is a big war chest, but it appears… Audio

The government will spend $900 million on initiatives to support Māori to deal with the fall-out of Covid-19.

The package includes $400 million on Māori education, a $137 million boost to Whānau Ora… Audio

Brett O'Riley is the chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association.

He talks to Lisa Owen about the Budget and New Zealand's economic future. Video, Audio

The 2020 Budget was turned on its head and the Covid-19 pandemic forced the Finance Minister to leave some things on the cutting room floor, among them was reducing the cost of going to the doctor and… Video, Audio

Tourism got a carry-on bag full of cash in Budget 2020, but industry leaders say it's nothing compared to what needed to keep them afloat.

The $400-million Tourism Recovery Fund includes a domestic… Video, Audio

Eight more weeks of the wage subsidy is not enough for one of New Zealand's largest tour operators to stay afloat.

Pan Pacific Travel's Managing Director Matt Brady talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

A $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020's "once in a generation Budget" as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by Covid-19.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the… Video, Audio