Money

The era of ultra-cheap money looks to be coming to an end after yesterday's Reserve Bank monetary statement.

It held the cash rate at 0.25 percent but halted the bond buying programme, which has… Audio

A now defunct Auckland company which received nearly $15 million to house the homeless now owes the government tens of thousands of dollars in wage subsidies and tax payments.

Silverfern Property… Audio

ASB has raised its lending and deposits rates as a strong economy and growing inflation pressures signal an inevitable change in policy by the Reserve Bank. Kiwibank is also increasing its term… Audio

When we think of infidelity our minds go straight to the bedroom, but financial infidelity can be just as devastating. The reasons for financial infidelity fall into seven key categories. Lawyer… Audio

A new report has found New Zealanders on low incomes found the lockdowns particularly challenging.

The study by the University of Otago found they were scared and felt isolated - but were also… Audio

Banks ANZ, Westpac and ASB are united in their expectation the official cash rate will be increased earlier than previously expected.

They say it could land as early as late November, when the… Audio

Advocacy group Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) has 38 cases on its books, with women appealing past MSD sanctions, in the hope of getting years of deductions repaid.

One of those women has… Video, Audio

Difficult to access ATMs are being cited as a reason people are carrying less cash.

Just-released figures from the Reserve Bank show our use of notes is waning - but for those who would rather use… Video, Audio

Welfare advocates say thousands of women who had benefits docked unfairly because they could not or would not name their child's father could be entitled to significant lump sum refunds.

But the… Video, Audio

Treasury has reignited the superannuation debate with its warning that Government debt will soar by hundreds of billions of dollars as more and more New Zealanders reach retirement age.

Twenty-six… Audio

Nurses are set to resume strike action at public hospitals throughout the country in a bid for better pay and conditions.

Last month 30,000 nurses walked off the wards in hospitals when employment… Audio

Nurses are set to walk off the job three more times in as many months over pay and working conditions.

Last month, 30,000 healthcare workers, mostly nurses, took to the streets in a nationwide… Audio

The Prime Minister is standing firm on the political hot potato of superannuation, despite Treasury warning the cost of the ageing population is on an "unsustainable" track.

Politicians have been… Audio

DHB nurses have voted to strike again, potentially three more times.

The strikes will be on July 29 for 24 hours, an eight-hour strike on August 19 and another 24-hour strike on September 9.

In… Video, Audio

The pros and cons of reverse mortgages - are they a good idea? When should you use one? What other options are there? Audio

With the cost of living higher than ever, thirty-six organisations are calling for a free public transport trial in Wellington.

In 2022, Auckland Council will pilot reduced fares for trains and buses… Audio

Australia is trying to persuade dissatisfied nurses to move to sunnier pastures.

Half page ads in the New Zealand Herald have recently appeared extolling the virtues of Queensland and the need for… Audio