Money
Beef, forestry shore up lower export earnings
A stronger New Zealand dollar has taken the gloss off the country's strong export earners.
Your Money with Mary Holm
The Commission for Financial Capability conducted a survey during level four lockdown in April - they wanted to find out if people were considering any changes to their KiwiSaver. Financial author and… Audio
Govt pledges $400m for research, but no targetting a concern
The government is putting just over $400 million towards funding innovation and research in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
The package is primarily made up of investments announced in the budget… Audio
Worry for migrants as $30m emergency welfare fund depletes
More than half of a $30 million emergency welfare fund has been spent in just over a month, and many of those in need are foreigners and migrant workers who can't get home.
'China is facing its own worst nightmare'
China is facing big decisions about choosing between its expenditures and economy and keeping its own people happy. Professor Jane Golley, director of the ANU's Australian Centre on China in the… Audio
Rates rise on the way for Christchurch homeowners
Six Christchurch city councillors opposed to rates going up have been outvoted by their colleagues.
Covid-19: Arts sector funding boost lacks a plan - academic
The government's allocation of almost $100 million for the arts sector lacks any vision for how it could help the country recover from the pandemic, an academic says. Audio
Government arts funding boost lacks vision - academic
An Auckland academic has criticised the government's funding boost for the arts, saying it lacks any vision for the future of the sector.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister unveiled a multi-million dollar… Audio
Creative NZ recieves $25m boost from Govt
Creative New Zealand is among the largest recipients of government funding to support the creative industry.
The national arts development agency received $25 million from the government to support… Audio
Reports on wage subsidy breach figures produced quarterly
Government ministers aren't receiving up to date figures on businesses that breach the $10 billion wage subsidy scheme, and one Minister's office says "it's not something we're interested in".
The… Audio
Budgeting Services Gearing Up for Covid Fallout
We're joined by Shirley McCombe from Tauranga Budget Advisory Service as services like theirs around the country are bracing for the tsunami of requests for help as a result of Covid-19. Audio
Majority of Kiwi households in financial difficulty: survey
Stark new research finds one in three New Zealand households are in financial difficulty due to Covid 19, and 40 per cent say they are at risk of tipping into hardship. Audio
Coronavirus: Millions budgeted for NZ vaccine research
While Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease domestically, fully opening up to the rest of the world largely hinges on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Yesterday the government… Audio
NZ First Foundation spent $130k on company run by Peters' lawyer
Tens of thousands in donors' funds given to the New Zealand First Foundation were spent paying expenses, wages and bills for people closely associated with the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.
…Covid-19 unemployment payment: 'real kick in the gut'
Beneficiaries are angry the government is treating them differently to people who have lost their jobs because of the pandemic. Audio
Filipino migrants struggle with debts amid uncertainty
The Queenstown Association of Migrant Pinoys says more than 500 Filipino migrants have sought welfare support in the resort town.
Eid al-Fitr: Muslims mark the end of Ramadan amid restrictions
The fasting month of Ramadan ends this weekend with the appearance of the new moon. Auckland University student Zainab Baba discusses how her family will be celebrating Eid and how the lockdown has… Audio
Canterbury DHB member slams hospital upgrade
A Canterbury DHB member says it will be on the heads of government ministers if they accept a "train wreck" of a building at Christchurch hospital.
The DHB's voted to accept a five storey $150… Audio
Auckland Council $500m short after Covid-19 closures
The financial fallout due to Covid-19 is hitting the country's councils hard, but Auckland is facing by far the biggest cash shortfall at over half a billion dollars.
Auckland Council collects almost… Audio
Covid-19 adds to Mary Potter's 'unsustainable' deficits
The Mary Potter Hospice is facing a debt hole its boss says is "unsustainable", as the charity wrestles with a perfect storm of financial hurdles.
