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ACC advice on public holiday pay reversed
Officials have reversed their advice that employers legally have to pay a worker who is on ACC for a public holiday.
Sharp drops in Kiwisavers spook investors
Soaring oil prices, an ongoing global pandemic, war in Ukraine, high inflation and rising interest rates, it's a combination that has investors spooked and financial commentators raising the spectres… Audio
The silent crisis being fuelled by Ukraine and Covid
There are warnings that 44 million people are on the verge of famine as the war in Ukraine pushes already record-high food prices.
Start-ups will need $1b to thrive over next seven years - Angel Association
The Angel Association says record investment in young companies and start-ups isn't sustainable.
Small KiwiSaver provider launches Bitcoin opportunity for investors
Kōura is putting limits on how much can be invested and says the offering is not suitable for everyone.
Countdown to freeze prices on essential items: 'It's tough out there'
One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis. Audio
Evening business for 5 May 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305636284112 Video, Audio
Kiwi Wealth won’t do business with DGL unless CEO goes
A KiwiSaver fund has blacklisted a chemical company over its chief executive's alleged racist and sexist comments about celebrity chef and My Food Bag Founder, Nadia Lim.
In an interview with NBR… Video, Audio
School counts cost of coaxing kids back to class after Covid-19
Fed up with students not turning up, an Auckland college has hired attendance navigators and taken out radio ads to try get kids into the classroom.
New PPTA numbers show 60,000 students are missing… Video, Audio
Countdown to freeze prices on essential items over winter
One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on at least 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis.
Countdown says it has identified… Video, Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Today Mary Holm answers a list of questions from a listener regarding when it's a good idea to suspend Kiwisaver payments. Audio
'Lack of transparency' to income insurance scheme concerns accountants
The scheme, designed by the government, Business New Zealand, the Council of Trade Unions, would pay workers who had lost their job up to 80 percent of their wages for up to seven months.
Skyrocketing power costs leave people turning to charity
Just over a month since the government scrapped low-use power plans, charities say they are being inundated with people struggling to power their electricity bills. Audio
$86m Budget boost to help people get a driver's licence
The government is increasing support for people who struggle to access driver's licence testing and training.
Charities inundated with people struggling to pay power bills
Just over a month since the government scrapped low-use power plans, charities say they're being inundated with people struggling to power their electricity bills.
The change means 60 percent of… Audio
Pacific money laundering detection systems in poor shape - report
Transparency International New Zealand has published a new report on corruption and money laundering in the Pacific.
The report, co-authored by University of Canterbury scholars John Hopkins and Chat… Audio
Health and climate change to get big funding boost
Finance Minister Grant Robertson gave a pre-budget speech yesterday in Wellington, Announcing new debt measures and that health and climate change would get a big spending boost, Here to break down… Audio
Australia: The OCR, the PM and the uncooked chook
Across the Tasman the Reserve Bank is serving up interest rates and Prime Minister Scott Morrison is preparing to eat what looks like and un-cooked chicken curry... And there's just over two weeks… Audio
Being in debt to the government
More than half a million low income New Zealanders collectively owe the government $3.5 billion. Why do they owe so much? What's it for? And can they pay it back? Audio
Despite re-set Labour still struggling to overcome its tax critics
Opinion - As the debate over public spending, debt and tax heats up, the finance minister's announcement of new fiscal rules is an astute attempt to re-set the terms of that discussion.
