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Are websites like Fishpond the answer for cheaper groceries?
Consumer NZ warns many still prefer a one-stop shop for all their shopping needs, rather than shop around.
Will inflation eat away at my KiwiSaver? Ask Susan
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
Will homeowners get anything from the OCR cut?
The Reserve Bank might have cut interest rates - but will people with mortgages feel it?
How KiwiSaver is making the rich richer
A fund manager is worried the retirement savings scheme could hard code any income inequality.
Return of the smaller-scale property investor
But owner-occupiers have been more reluctant to move.
Typical new home loan borrower now about $270 a month better off - economist
BNZ's chief economist says the average mortgage rate paid in June was 5.66 percent.
Gas 'crisis' warning again as supply falling faster than expected
Consumption of natural gas dropped to its lowest level since 2011 last year, and MBIE is warning that gas supply may be falling faster than previously expected.
Why did New Zealand interest rates go higher than Australia's?
Australia's cash rate peaked at 4.35 percent. New Zealand's reached 5.5 percent.
Banks start to move on home loan rates following OCR decision
A signal from the Reserve Bank that there could be two more cuts to come in the official cash rate could help drive down home loan rates over the coming weeks.
Another interest rate cut looks likely today - but how will the Reserve Bank decide?
The Reserve Bank's former assistant governor and head of economics at the Reserve Bank lays out what's involved. Audio
What will encourage NZers to have more babies?
New population data has confirmed that New Zealand will need to rely more on migration to offset an ageing population in the coming decades.
Stuff staff vote to strike
It is understood they are unhappy about the company's plans to split their collective agreement.
Mortgage rate of 3.99% - but there's a catch
What's described as "cashback on steroids" comes with a couple of conditions.
'High trust' Covid approach led to fraud cases, tax expert says
Inland Revenue said an Auckland woman had been sentenced to two years' prison on tax fraud charges.
Thinking about solar? Here are questions to ask
The first step is making sure your roof is suitable, says the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
Why even switching to the basics won't avoid food price rises
The combined cost of a loaf of sliced white bread and bottle of standard milk have risen from $4.35 in 2006 to $6.58 today.
Do more expensive KiwiSaver funds give a better return?
We've done the maths to see if paying higher fees for your KiwiSaver is worth it. Audio
Can my father's partner take his house? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
Who pays when the price tag is wrong?
When a Whanganui supermarket displayed some dodgy maths recently, a shopper said he should be able to choose to pay the lower of the prices.
Forget quiet quitting, now we're 'quiet cracking'
While quiet quitting had people turning up to do only the bare minimum, quiet cracking is where workers do their jobs with a hidden struggle.
Investors worry about political flipflopping as rents fall
Trade Me's latest rental price data showed nationally rents being asked on the site were down 3 percent in the year to a median $620.
How switching banks could come at a cost
It has partly been driven by an increase in competition with "cash back" offers.
'Is this available?': How to use online marketplaces and avoid the scams
New Zealand's secondhand market could be worth an estimated $5.5 billion a year.
