Economy
Early Business News for 14 October 2024
Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
Auckland Chinese restaurant offers to cook BYO fish to survive cost-of-living crisis
Auckland Restaurant Zhu Kitchen is offering to cook customers' own raw fish for a fee of $30.
Foreign investment rules to be loosened, Seymour announces
The Associate Minister of Finance says changes to foreign investment laws, to be passed before the end of 2025.
'War' as banks compete for lowest home loan rates
'Fingers crossed it's a really exciting war and people are going to benefit from it,' says a mortgage broker.
'Massive appetite': Luxon upbeat on chances of India FTA
India's leader wants more trade with this country and ultimately both nations will aim for a free trade deal, the prime minister says.
Govt failing NZ's most vulnerable says economist
An economist says the government is failing our most vulnerable people, with the country depending on the now struggling food bank industry. University of Auckland economist and founding member of… Audio
Positive signs of an upturn in demand for struggling manufacturing sector
Activity edged up last month but remains firmly in contraction for the 19th consecutive month.
Foodbanks struggle to stay afloat
Many struggling foodbanks fear they could also be forced to turn away families in need, as the high-profile Auckland Buttabean Motivation foodbank run by David Letele prepares to close. Mr Letele says… Audio
Early Business News for 11 October 2024
Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Mark Leishman and panellists Lizzie Marvelly and Mark Knoff-Thomas discuss how yesterday's OCR announcement could impact mortgage rates and World Mental Health Day. Audio
Evening business for 10 October 2024
News from the business sector, including a market report Audio
'Not in great shape' - New figures reveal Budget deficit growing
The government's finances are worse than expected amid a slowing economy and growing expenses.
Two thousand jobs lost from public sector - 'and that's just the start'
Just over 2000 jobs were lost from the public service between December and June, new data shows.
Here's how fast households are going backwards
New data shows how tight things are getting for many New Zealanders.
Real schemes, or unfunded dreams? Questions over fast-track list
A roof for Eden Park; a second bridge for Ashburton; a new dry dock for the navy. What will actually become reality?