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Spark dials back profit outlook and dividend payout
Digital and telco services company Spark is selling its stake in the Connexa towers business and considering the sale of other non-core assets, as it looks to offset weak consumer spending and…
How fast will house prices lift next year?
House prices seem set to rise through 2025 after a weak couple of years - but how much?
'Dodgy' - New World, Pak'nSave removing sort-by-price option
The change happened on the supermarket websites in early october. Audio
Thousands apply to Tenancy Tribunal every year
Thousands of people apply to the Tenancy Tribunal every year to have it sort disputes between landlords and tenants. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Govt spends $3.5 million defending itself against historic claims
The government has spent more than $3.5 million defending itself against historic claims in the last decade. Political reporter Anneke Smith has more. Audio
ASB Bank services back up and running after outage
There were more than 5000 reports of ASB Bank outages across New Zealand on Saturday morning.
Worsening labour market dampening consumer confidence - ANZ
Consumer confidence has taken a knock and turned more pessimistic, despite falling interest rates and lower inflation.
Kids are feeling record benefit numbers
As the number of people on the benefit soars, some are warning job losses can mean more than just less income.
NZX on the rise after three years in doldrums
An investment analyst says falling interest rates have given the local share market a strong boost by freeing up investor cash.
Insurance bills have 'increased horrendously', expert says
House insurance in particular has soared by 97 percent in the past decade, Consumer NZ says. Audio
Which KiwiSaver scheme has the biggest balance?
The scheme with the largest balances has five times the overall average. Audio
Investors starting to eye property market again
'Mum and dad' investors are starting to eye the property market again. Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
'Expect better airfare deals in coming months'
One commentator says the airlines have listened to complaints about high prices.
KiwiSaver provider says NZ banks behaving like a cartel
KiwiSaver provider Simplicity says New Zealand's banks are among the richest in the world and seem to behave like a cartel. Chief Executive of Simplicity, Sam Stubbs spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Kiwis powerless on insurance premium hikes - advocate
An Australian insurer has been told to unwind a 60 percent increase to a customer's insurance premiums after the person complained - but New Zealand policyholders do not have the same recourse.
Are there really 'mortgage secrets'?
Other than putting more money on it, is there really a faster way to pay off your mortgage? Audio
Are there really 'secrets banks don't want you to know'?
You've probably seen the ads - but can you really 'pay off your mortgage in seven to 10 years'?
Principal gives thumbs down to Seymour's revised school lunches
At least one principal is unhappy with the changes to the school lunch programme. Audio
Is criticism of Reserve Bank unfair?
The Reserve Bank has been surprised by the pace of decline in the inflation rate.
The Official Cash Rate is down, but are you up on the impact?
The OCR goes up to bring inflation down. So now that the OCR is falling, what does it mean for inflation - and what does that mean for New Zealanders? Audio
