Money
The Panel with Verity Johnson and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 1)
Part 1: Panellists Verity Johnson and Mark Knoff-Thomas discuss the rise and rise of food banks and Christmas waste. Audio
Midday Business News for 23 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Midday Business News for 22 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Investment fund fraudster sentenced to 8 years in prison
An investment fund manager has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison, after cooking his investment fund's books by hiding a large but fictitious sum using a white font on a white… Audio
Man who defrauded investors of $80m gets eight-year jail term
A Christchurch investment fund manager who defrauded 150 investors of more than $80 million has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail.
Midday Business News for 21 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Why money can't buy happiness
Many people are doing it really tough financially this summer, says financial planner Liz Koh, and it may be some comfort that we now know money and happiness don't always go together. Audio
More than $1m sought in refunds for power and broadband customers
The Commerce Commission is seeking more than $1 million in refunds for Orcon and Slingshot customers, after alleging the companies failed to disclose early termination fees.
Man's $90,000 bequest will fund bike park
Otatara man Derek Gostelow left the money to the Invercargill City Council to help fund community projects.
The IT worker who threw away £340million of Bitcoin
Welsh IT worker James Howells has spent the last eight years asking the Newport City Council for permission to search its landfill after claiming he unintentionally dumped 7,500 units of the… Audio
Returnees owe $36m in overdue MIQ fees
One in five managed isolation bills has not been paid, according to official figures.
Reserve Bank rejects multiple claims over fake bank notes
An urban myth in Christchurch has seen genuine bank notes being refused and damaged, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua says.
Midday Business News for 17 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Review to examine why women worse off in retirement
The government has instructed the Retirement Commission to investigate why women are financially worse off than men at the end of their working lives.
KiwiSaver balances for women nearing retirement… Audio
New consumer credit rules may lead to friends, family asking for loans, financial consultant says
A financial consultant is expecting more people to ask their friends and relatives for loans this Christmas, as they find access to finance blocked by new consumer credit rules.
Your Money with Mary Holm
Today Mary continues her talk on money and relationships and how this time of the year can cause tension. Audio
Finance Minister on next year's $6 billion Budget spend up
Fewer than 10 days out from Christmas, the Finance Minister's given a sneak peek of his gift to New Zealanders - a six billion dollar spend up in next year's Budget.
Investment in climate change… Audio
Covid-19: Expert on new funding for local hospitals
The Government has today unveiled more details about its plans to upgrade 24 local hospitals to boost capacity to deal with Covid-19.
The plans include providing around 30 new beds for intensive care… Audio
Sepuloni pleads ignorance over MSD spending on private rentals
It's a multimillion-dollar ministerial blind spot that is being called into question. Opposition parties are demanding accountability after revelations millions of dollars was shelled out by the… Audio
Lower KiwiSaver fees do not result in better performance - report
A new report looking into KiwiSaver's default fund changes has found lower fees do not help investors with better returns.
