Business
Midday Business News for 1 December 2025
The latest business news including a market report. Audio
New plans for Waiwera Hot Pools
Plans to reopen the abandoned Waiwera Hot Springs in North Auckland will move ahead today - with the team behind the revival lodging resource consents. Waiwera Thermal Springs Property LP director… Audio
Market Update for 1 December 2025
The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio
Market Update for 1 December 2025
The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio
Business News for 1 December 2025
An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio
'Fundamental failures': KiwiRail fined after worker injured in fall
Technician Myles Dyeming was in a coma for days and suffered serious injuries after a preventable fall in 2023.
Kate Williams: From law firm to flower field
Kate Williams did a 180 on her career and she couldn't be happier. She runs her Canterbury flower farm alongside her husband, as a place for the community to come together. Her new book Floral… Audio
Taniwha's Den
A first-of-its-kind indigenous economic summit aimed at bringing together business and investment leaders is taking place today. Audio
Spreading the word about avocados
Tour groups gather under the huge avocado trees belonging to orchardists Tim Rosamond and Michele Ricou to learn about the fruit and how its grown. The IT pros are relatively new growers and see… Audio
Bucking the Black Friday trend
Checkpoint producer Johnny Sutherland Spoke to Lisa Owen about one Kiwi business that doesn't hop on the Black Friday sale bandwagon. Audio
Evening business for 28 November 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
IKEA expected to cause major traffic delays
The gigantic home retail store IKEA throws open its door next week in Mount Wellington, just off the city's southern motorway and a stone's throw from the Sylvia Park Mall. It's anticipated there will… Audio
Parents still waiting to hear from retailers on asbestos sand
Riddled with anxiety, no sleep and no answers, some parents are still waiting to hear back from retailers about asbestos-contaminated children's coloured play sand. During the past two weeks there's… Audio
Why the cheapest home loan rate might not be best value
Homeowners usually like to lock in for the cheapest rates, but some say it could pay off to try something different now.
Consumer confidence still negative, despite lift
Consumer confidence has lifted to its highest level since June, with more households expecting to be better off in a year's time.
'Green shoots well established': Business confidence at 11-year high
The more closely followed measure of businesses' expected own activity also rose to the highest level in more than a decade.
Govt moves to make exporting easier by reducing trade barriers
The government says it's making it easier for Kiwi exporters, by reducing trade barriers affecting $600 million worth of exports. Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Still Minding the Gap says women now working for free
Still Minding the Gap, an organisation that campaigns for gender pay equality, says from this week New Zealand women are working for nothing. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
