Money
Further questions over ANZ house sale
An ANZ shareholder is raising further questions about the sale of an Auckland residential property to the bank's former chief executive David Hisco and his family. KiwiSaver provider Simplicity, which… Audio
Navigating the confusing waters of monetary policy
Newsroom's Bernard Hickey explains the latest OCR drop, what it means, and predicts its direction a year out. Audio
Navigating the confusing waters of monetary policy
Newsroom's Bernard Hickey explains the latest OCR drop, what it means, and predicts its direction a year out.
AudioOlder couples joining households - the legal lowdown
Auckland barrister Sandra Grant says older couples need to consider how they want their assets to be treated, under current property law and under proposed changes. Audio
Taxpayers hit from govt partnership with US videogame maker
A government partnership with an American videogame maker has burnt the New Zealand taxpayer. The Transport Agency has sunk public money into a partnership with a Silicon Valley company called Machine… Audio
South Auckland arm of Te Papa canned due to lack of funding
The community in South Auckland says the loss of a planned arm of Te Papa museum there is a huge blow. Audio
Markets Update for 12 August 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Could the OCR drop into negatives?
Earlier this week the Reserve Bank dropped the official cash rate by 50 basis points to one percent. But what does this actually MEAN? And how will it affect people? Audio
Your Finances with Mary Holm
Financial journalist and author Mary Holm discusses the factors that most affect your KiwiSaver growth. Audio
Makhlouf explains Budget breach saga to Irish Finance Minister
Former NZ Treasury Secretary and incoming Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf has written to Ireland's Minister for Finance telling him he could have done a better job dealing… Audio
Official Cash Rate cut to 1 percent - economic analysis
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the Reserve Bank's unexpectedly large interest rate cut is all about getting ahead of the economic curve.
But he says it's not a knee-jerk reaction. Opposition… Audio
Cash rate cut to 1 percent: 'We're taking action' - Finance Minister
The New Zealand Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate to 1 percent, surprising many in the finance industry who had been expecting a smaller cut.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Corin… Audio
Cash rate cut a chance for infrastructure spending - industry
With the cost of borrowing at an all-time low, the government and the country are being told to seize the moment and spend to help boost the economy.
The Reserve Bank slashed the official cash rate… Audio
Shamubeel Eaqub: Low OCR will help export sector
The Reserve Bank has sprung a major surprise with a bigger than expected cut to the Official Cash Rate to a new record low of 1 percent. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says the move will have the biggest… Audio
Official Cash Rate slashed to 1 percent
The Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate to a new record low of 1 percent - the biggest single move by the central bank in eight years. Video, Audio
Vietnam veterans urged to get financial, health assistance
Hundreds of thousands of dollars set aside by the government to support Vietnam veterans and their families is going unspent.
The Defence Force is now making more effort to track down veterans, who… Audio
NZ follows global markets in sharp fall - financial analysis
The New Zealand sharemarket had its biggest one day fall in 10 months yesterday as it got caught up in the turmoil caused by the escalating US-China trade war.
Overseas markets clawed back some of… Audio
Vietnam veterans urged to get financial, health assistance
Hundreds of thousands of dollars set aside by the government to support Vietnam veterans and their families is going unspent.
The government has budgeted $1.1 million a year for the past three years… Audio
Evening business for Monday 5th August
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
What are fees-free students actually studying?
Medical courses at Otago University and business courses at the University of Auckland have had the highest number of students enrolled thanks to the government's fees-free funding. Audio