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Can my father's partner take his house? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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Who pays when the price tag is wrong?
16 Aug 2025When a Whanganui supermarket displayed some dodgy maths recently, a shopper said he should be able to choose to pay the lower of the prices.
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Forget quiet quitting, now we're 'quiet cracking'
15 Aug 2025While quiet quitting had people turning up to do only the bare minimum, quiet cracking is where workers do their jobs with a hidden struggle.
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'Frustrated locals' lash out: Tauranga parking meters vandalised
16 Aug 2025Tauranga parking machines vandalised amid frustration over expansion of paid parking areas.
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How switching banks could come at a cost
15 Aug 2025It has partly been driven by an increase in competition with "cash back" offers.
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Issue stops Air NZ customers from booking flights online
15 Aug 2025Air New Zealand says its teams are working hard to fix the problem.
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Food prices rising fastest since 2023
15 Aug 2025Food prices rose 5 percent in the year ended July, compared to a 4.6 percent rise the month before.
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Queenstown Airport hits milestone amid major works programme
15 Aug 2025Queenstown Airport celebrated its 90th birthday on Thursday.
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RMA changes will allow power plants to be built faster - energy producers
15 Aug 2025Parliament passed the amendment yesterday, which means councils will now need to grant consents for certain energy infrastructure within a year. Audio
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Manufacturing index back in positive territory
15 Aug 2025Production, employment, new orders, finished stocks and deliveries were all in expansion.
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Hotel operator in favour of bed levy 'if no other choice given'
15 Aug 2025It comes as Auckland's mayor Wayne Brown asked the government to reconsider its opposition to a bed night levy. Audio
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'Is this available?': How to use online marketplaces and avoid the scams
15 Aug 2025New Zealand's secondhand market could be worth an estimated $5.5 billion a year.
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Electricity Authority launches probe of energy pricing
14 Aug 2025The investigation follows concerns raised by the Northern Infrastructure Forum and other organisations.
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Wilson Parking locked in $6m legal fight with ex-employee
14 Aug 2025A lawyer says Wilson Parking's case was unusual because of the claims filed in both the High Court and the Employment Relations Authority.
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Air NZ flight diverted due to 'fuel discrepancy'
14 Aug 2025It has required engineering investigation.
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'Not a drill': Cruise industry brainstorms over falling visitor numbers
The industry conference in Napier is wrestling with the issues facing the tourism sector.
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Another major bank cuts home loan rates
14 Aug 2025ANZ and BNZ cut their one-year speical rates earlier this week.
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Real estate data 'latest indicator of economic air pocket'
14 Aug 2025The Auckland property market is noticeably softer than the rest of the country, particularly the South Island, an economist says.
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Cinema software firm Vista Group trims interim losses
14 Aug 2025The company says the results reflect its focus on scaling Vista Cloud, designed to modernise and streamline cinema operations.
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ComCom warning for Kmart over greenwashing
14 Aug 2025The agency says greenwashing is a real concern as well-intentioned consumers try to do the right thing.
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Are you investing in weapons used in Gaza?
A responsible investment platform says the amount of KiwiSaver money invested in weapons companies has increased 40.9 percent this year.
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The true cost of the country's boom in failing businesses
14 Aug 2025New Zealand is on track for a record number of liquidations this year - again - but it's not all doom and gloom for Kiwi businesses.
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More people making losses when selling their homes
In the second quarter of this year, one in 10 home sellers made a loss, the highest proportion since 2014.
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Avo a-plenty: New season fruit starts to hit stores
New Zealand shoppers are getting good prices for new season avocados, as harvest volumes balance out after a record year last year.
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Kiwisaver provider to build 600 rentals in Queenstown
14 Aug 2025The project is valued at up to $500 million.
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Desperate plea from struggling grain sector
Low product prices have prompted desperate calls for New Zealand farmers, mills and shoppers to take up local grain.
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AI is peeling back the layers of 'low-value' work - NZ may be well-placed to adapt
13 Aug 2025As generative AI advances at breakneck speed, it is upending assumptions about which jobs are "safe" from automation.
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'An insult' - Source of mystery $10,000 payments to oyster farmers found
13 Aug 2025At least one farmer is angry about the amount they've been given.
