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New Zealand is committing $1.3 billion over four years to support countries most vulnerable to climate change - at least half of that money will go to the Pacific.

The announcement comes ahead of the… Audio

The rising price of food, housing and construction are pushing up the rate of inflation, to 4.9 percent year on year.

But there are concerns many people's wages are not keeping up with those rising… Audio

Inflation has hit its highest level in a decade. Consumer prices rose 2-point-2 per cent in the three months ended September. The annual rate rose to 4-point-9 per cent. RNZ Business Editor Gyles… Audio

New Zealand's Pacific neighbours are in for a climate aid boost.

The government's committing $1.3 billion over four years to support countries most vulnerable to climate change - at least half of… Audio

Another round of the wage subsidy opens today, and with Auckland in its ninth week of lockdown, businesses say they cannot hold on much longer. Hamish Cardwell spoke to some of them. Audio

The serious fraud office has started looking into businesses which may have abused the wage subsidy scheme.

More than three billion dollars has been paid out in the latest round of subsidies.

The… Audio

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Christians Against Poverty is renewing calls for government action on "disturbing" tactics by debt collectors - including dressing to resemble police officers. A report the group compiled for the… Audio

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New Zealand's legal aid system is in crisis according to some lawyers.

They say lawyers are ditching legal aid cases due to the low remuneration, and excessive, unpaid administration.

Here's Farah… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

New Zealand's Superfund celebrates its 20th anniversary today, as Baby Boomers hit retirement age. Former Minister of Finance, Sir Michael Cullen established the fund on October 11th 2001, in… Audio

New Zealand's legal aid debt has reached $177 million dollars - much of it owed by some of our poorest citizens.

Legal aid in New Zealand is a loan, and two out of every three people who receive help… Audio

The government has signed an advance purchase agreement for 60,000 courses of an experimental antiviral drug - to treat people suffering mild or moderate Covid-19 symptoms.

The oral drug molnupiravir… Audio

The Pandora Papers have exposed how some of the most powerful and influential people in the world -- including heads of state, billionaires and celebrities -- use offshore companies to hide their… Audio