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Councils need more funding to cope with urban growth, rising tourist numbers, climate change events and new responsibilities from central government according to a new report from the Productivity… Video, Audio

An insurance expert says a Supreme Court decision yesterday could open lawyers up to legal action from anybody who has bought a home in Christchurch since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

The court's… Audio

Emotions are expected to run high today as hundreds of West Coast dairy farmers vote on whether to sell their 150-year-old co-operative to a Chinese buyer.

Farmers say mismanagement of the company… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

More than 1000 ambulance officers have secured pay increases and shift allowances from their employer St John. The FIRST Union members reached an agreement yesterday after campaigning for nearly a… Audio

The ANZ has told the Reserve Bank its proposal to make banks hold more capital will discourage productive investment and hurt economic growth.

And all four of the big banks say it would lead to… Audio

From July 1, landlords can be ordered to pay up to $4000 to their tenants for not providing floor and ceiling insulation where possible.

Last month officials estimated as many as 100,000 properties… Audio

In May, RNZ ran a story about families living on the breadline and their wishlist for the upcoming Budget.

A single working mother from Flaxmere, Benny Hone, wanted the government to provide more… Audio

Wimbledon debenture tickets went on sale for the 2021-25 tournaments earlier this year at a price of NZ $150k. For that sum, fans can sit next to the royals and see 65 days of tennis over the… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Outgoing Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf's last day on the job yesterday was marred by the release of a critical report into his handling of the budget leak.

State Services Commissioner Peter… Audio

A fake interview with Sir Bob Jones has been popping up on Facebook which quotes the property mogul as urging people to invest in Bitcoin.

He told RNZ producer Jeremy Wilkinson the fake adverts were… Audio

Mary talks ethical investment. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Dunedin's Mitre 10 staff are celebrating after the Employment Relations Authority ordered the company to pay union staff members the living wage of at least $21 an hour.

It's thought to be the first… Audio

The government is offering to eliminate donations in most schools next year, but one man wants it to go even further.

Hutt Valley man Max Shierlaw is challenging the tax deductability of big… Audio

A banking expert says new banking protection schemes such as the deposit guarantee scheme could put close to a percent on mortgage rates.

The government will introduce a bank deposit guarantee scheme… Audio

The government has signalled moves to make the banking system safer for customers, and to make sure executives are held to account.

A bank deposit guarantee scheme will give customers better… Video, Audio

Taxpayers are likely to be covering the cost of greater bank deposit protection, whether it's a bank levy or a government back-stop.

Under government proposals, from next year, New Zealanders will… Audio

The government's plan to protect bank customers savings is expected to boost the confidence of savers.

It's proposing a bank deposit insurance scheme, which would safeguard up to between $30,000 to… Audio