Money
Commonwealth Games: What financial wins do medals bring?
Do precious medals - the type the NZ team has scooped up at the Commonwealth Games - actually convert into money in the back pocket of athletes?
Cyclist Aaron Gate has bagged a wheel-spinning four… Video, Audio
Grocery cost increases accelerating as suppliers face challenges
The cost of groceries from suppliers are continuing to grow, amid pressure on production and supply chains.
US Senate approves bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs
The US Senate has passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes.
National's 'regressive' benefit plan won't work - Support services
Support services say National's new welfare policy is outdated, and will worsen the situation for beneficiaries.
'Empty promises' as firms move away from ethical investments - Study
Local investors wanting ethical investment are being misled by fund managers who have increased their stakes in companies involved in undesirable businesses. Audio
National's welfare plan over-simplified and out of touch, opposing parties say
Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says there's no evidence National's welfare plan will work, while the Greens say it shows a "depressingly familiar side of the National Party".
What is life like on struggle street for the young and creative
There's many tales of struggle street for the young and creative. Research NZ set out to find out more about this past week. Its managing partner Emanuel Kalafatelis talks to Jim. Audio
Global firm Subak funds NZ climate-focused research for first time
Three New Zealand start-ups have received funding from a global climate action accelerator.
Tit for tat over tax
A war of words has broken out between National and Labour over tax cut promises, with National forced to clarify its tax cut package after questions over what it intends to take to the 2023 election.
Petrol prices drop and a further decline is expected
Costs in the main centres are well below $3, according to price tracking app Gaspy.
Walking the talk on ethical investment and avoiding financial greenwashing
Too many investors wanting to invest ethically or sustainably are being forced to take a leap of faith due to woolly or misleading claims by fund management companies. The Financial Markets Authority… Audio
Cost of living payment: What you need to know
The government's cost of living payment has seen eligible New Zealanders receive a welcome bump to their finances this week, but who is eligible and how can people make sure they get their cash? RNZ…
School holidays and visitors bring some relief to struggling retail sector
Pockets of growth are emerging in the retail sector as people engage more in socialising and entertainment.
Unemployment edges up to 3.3%
Stats NZ reports unemployment rose to 3.3 percent from 3.2 percent, against expectations. Wages rose at an annual rate of 3.4 percent, the highest in more than a decade. Audio
'People are fed up': Consumers swap ideas on how to avoid supermarkets
Some shoppers are already turning their backs on the big two supermarket chains, well before new moves aiming to reduce their hold take effect.
Cost-of-living payments: Minister retaliates after eligibility mismatches
The government is coming under further pressure over its cost-of-living payment rollout - this time because it is reaching far fewer people than advertised.
Power providers struggle as customers move for competitive prices
A Consumer NZ electricity satisfaction survey has unearthed poor results for some of New Zealand's biggest providers.
Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
Pattrick discusses the sale of KiwiWealth to Fisher Funds, the deepening problems with three waters policy and why he thinks the $350 dollar cost of living payment is political poison of the worst… Audio
Cost of living crisis: Call for govt to help low income earners on benefit
The first of three $116 instalments was paid yesterday to two million New Zealand tax residents who earn under $70,000. Audio
Sizeable building spend needed to accommodate new scanning facilities
Wellington Hospital needs to spend $5.4 million on construction to fit in its new scanning equipment.
