Money
Strong link between financial and general well-being - study
There's a strong link between financial and general well-being, new research suggests. Audio
New Zealanders urged to rethink spending habits by 'saving first'
New Zealanders aren't great at saving, a survey of 2000 people by the Financial Services Council has found. Audio
A third of Kiwis don't have adequate savings
New Zealanders aren't great at saving for a rainy day and the rainy day is here.
That's the verdict of the Financial Services Council who have surveyed 2000 people in the first of a three-part… Audio
Community health care gets short-term funding injection
An injection of money into cash-strapped community health care services is expected to cover most of the immediate extra costs from Covid-19 but anxiety over long-term funding remains.
More than $92… Audio
UK GDP shrinks by record 20.4% in April
The UK's economy shrank by 20.4 percent in April - triple the effect seen during the entire global financial crisis.
Covid-19 NZ jobseekers top 7000, calls for benefit boost get louder
More than 7000 now-unemployed New Zealanders have applied for the Ministry for Social Development's new Covid-19 income relief payments since they became available on Monday.
It comes as the… Video, Audio
National announces policy for allowing foreign students into NZ
New Zealand's international reputation and hundreds of millions are at risk if we don't open the border to international students soon, the National Party says.
West Coast lockdown hotline: food shortages most common concern
Running out of food during the Covid-19 lockdown was the reason most Coasters called the Civil Defence hotline for help, it has emerged.
Power price shuffle means fairer prices, lower emissions - Electricity Authority
Power consumers in Southland, the lower North Island, and some big industrial users stand to benefit the most from proposed changes to transmission costs.
Initial Covid-19 wage subsidy coming to an end
Around half of all the working age adults in the country - 1.6 million people - received the wage subsidy in the past few months. Audio
Goldsmith could have used his words better - Nikki Kaye
The National Party got into something of a tangle yesterday after finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith said the Prime Minister should "stick to her knitting".
Jacinda Ardern had said she was angry The… Audio
First round of the Covid-19 wage subsidy nearing end
It's the beginning of the end for the original Covid-19 wage subsidy, as the 12-week, $11 billion scheme draws to a close.
The government expects close to a million people to come off the subsidy… Audio
Businesses urged to check if they've been underpaying
Accounting software provider MYOB has found problems with seven of its payroll systems, prompting it to ask businesses to check if they've underpaid employees.
Sugarloaf Wharf expansion gains $20m funding
Almost $20 million is being invested in the expansion of Sugarloaf Wharf in the latest round of Provincial Growth Funding.
Teachers union clashes with Teaching Council
Secondary teachers are at loggerheads with their own disciplinary body the Teaching Council and have given it a vote of no confidence.
A letter to PPTA members says the Council's head should resign… Audio
Covid-19: Economic recovery prospects still grim
From today the government wants the country to Unite for the Recovery as the government's focus shifts to the economy.
But economists are warning any recovery is still some way off - and the economic… Audio
Hopes for disability employment post-pandemic
Disability advocates hope businesses will now be better placed to employ disabled people because of changes brought about by Covid-19.
They say more flexibility with hours and working from home will… Audio
'People are drowning in debt' - crackdown on loan sharks welcomed
Manukau Urban Māori Authority has welcomed the government's new regulations to crack down on predatory lending.
Airline refunds passenger as it ponders more job cuts
Air New Zealand has overturned a decision that forced one of its passengers to pay for new flights for her family - despite having a $2000 credit with the airline. Audio
Government spends $1.5b on new Air Force planes
The government is committing to buying more than $1.5 billion dollars-worth of new planes for the Defence Force.
It is purchasing five new Lockheed Martin Super Hercules to replace the outdated 1960s… Audio
