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Aucklander yet to see emergency relief payment despite sleeping on camp chair
An Auckland resident sleeping on a camp chair since her home flooded in January says she has not seen a cent from the council's Emergency Relief Fund.
'Worse than unsatisfactory': RBNZ and Govt criticised over inflation, housing boom
The Reserve Bank and the Minister of Finance have been attacked over monetary policy and inflation by the free market think tank, the New Zealand Initiative.
Rains, trains and financial ordeals: Auckland 'sailing towards iceberg'
Councillors talk of fears of service cuts, increased inequalities and the tough journey ahead for those leading a city facing huge budget deficits.
'Every person should be concerned': Significant job cuts at council head office likely, mayor says
Significant job cuts are likely for Auckland Council's head office as it looks to plug a forecast $295 million budget deficit as well as cover the cost of storm and cyclone damage and the City Rail…
Teachers explain reasons for striking from pickets
About 50,000 teachers are walking off the job today, asking for more resources to do their jobs, and pay-rises that keep pace with inflation.
The combined strike includes teachers from kindergarten… Audio
Global stock markets slump due to Credit Suisse concerns
Global stock markets have slumped overnight as concern about the health of the banking sector has resurfaced with the latest concerns centring on Swiss bank Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse bank shares… Audio
Big job ahead for Auckland Council after cyclone, CRL blowout
A mountain to climb - that's how one Auckland councillor describes the tough road ahead for those in charge of the Super City.
The council needs to find about one-and-a-half billion dollars to cover… Audio
Warning to business owners, relatives of potentially severe fallout from loans
Flood-hit small business owners rebuilding after severe weather events are being warned to take a pause before seeking loans.
Early childhood centres unsure how to cover pay parity
Some early childhood centres don't know how they'll cover the cost of pay parity for their staff.
For Vince Grgicevich, the gap between extra government funding and higher pay rates will be about… Audio
Cyclone-hit homeowners' cash payouts likely to fall short of full rebuild costs, lawyer warns
An insurance expert is warning flood and cyclone-hit homeowners with claims for write-offs are likely to get cash payouts that won't fully cover their rebuild costs.
The government indicates a Com Com study into banks
The government is giving its strongest indications yet of a Commerce Commission study into banking after a record result in profits last year.
National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis… Audio
Grey Power looking at super's seven percent rise
Benefit payments rates will get an inflation-matching increase of 7.2 percent next month.
Superannuation payments will go up by $33 a week for an individual; and $25 a week each for a couple.
It's… Audio
Banks make new record profits amid strong inflation, rising interest rates
Collective profits for the sector were $7.18 billion for the year ended December, as pressure grows for an inquiry into the level of profits banks are making.
Hipkins on government spending rethink
The government says it's freeing up more money and more "bandwidth" to help it focus on cost of living pressures, by slashing a bunch of its more unpopular policies.
Speed limit reductions are… Audio
Wheelchair users claim discrimination in concert, sport ticket sales
Wheelchair users are being charged up to four times as much for tickets to sporting events and concerts.
Many in the community feel they're being discriminated against.
Jonty Dine reports.
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Scramble after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
One of the largest banks in the US has collapsed after it faced a bank run with customers scrambling to withdraw their cash.
Silicon Valley Bank was the sixteenth-largest bank in the U-S by market… Audio
Lynda Moore: Love Your Money
What sort of conversations do we have with money? If they involve swearing, that probably isn't the right way of going about things. According to Lynda Moore the way to make your money grow involves a… Audio
US shuts down California bank in biggest failure since 2008
US regulators have shut down a major California bank and taken control of its customer deposits in the largest failure of a US bank since 2008.
Thousands of teachers ready to strike over stalled pay talks
Hundreds of thousands of school children will get a day off school when about 50-thousand school and kindergarten teachers join forces in a mega-strike next week.
Members of the Post Primary Teachers… Audio
