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Air NZ changes tack on credits for customer's family
After Checkpoint's story on cancelled flight credits, Air New Zealand changed its policy so the owner of credits can choose who they're used for.
It also refunded extra money Alexa Bell had to pay… Video, Audio
'Not enough cash in the bank' for refunds - Air NZ boss
Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran has told Checkpoint refunding all customers for cancelled flights would ground the airline for good.
The national carrier is losing $5 million a day and is… Video, Audio
A Side Hustle Story
Forty percent of Millennials have one and increasing numbers of GenXers and Baby Boomers are getting in on the act too. Two Cents' Worth finds delves into the world of side hustles... Audio
Gardener objects to water charge plan: 'It's nonsense'
Gardeners in Christchurch are up in arms over a proposal to introduce water charges.
'Long time coming': business tenants relieved over rent policy
Tenants at one of Wellington's largest malls worried they could end up in court or bankrupt say a new government policy on arbitration has arrived just in time.
Customer 'flabbergasted' at difficulty of using Air NZ credits
Air New Zealand cannot afford to offer refunds to everyone impacted by flight cancellations during the Covid-19 outbreak without dipping into its $900m government loan, Air New Zealand's chief revenue… Video, Audio
NZ First flexes muscle over commercial rent measures
New Zealand First is flexing its muscles within the coalition, now publicly criticising some of the commercial rent measures its partner Labour had been pushing for - which it ended up blocking.
… Audio
Beef, forestry shore up lower export earnings
A stronger New Zealand dollar has taken the gloss off the country's strong export earners.
Your Money with Mary Holm
The Commission for Financial Capability conducted a survey during level four lockdown in April - they wanted to find out if people were considering any changes to their KiwiSaver. Financial author and… Audio
Govt pledges $400m for research, but no targetting a concern
The government is putting just over $400 million towards funding innovation and research in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
The package is primarily made up of investments announced in the budget… Audio
Worry for migrants as $30m emergency welfare fund depletes
More than half of a $30 million emergency welfare fund has been spent in just over a month, and many of those in need are foreigners and migrant workers who can't get home.
'China is facing its own worst nightmare'
China is facing big decisions about choosing between its expenditures and economy and keeping its own people happy. Professor Jane Golley, director of the ANU's Australian Centre on China in the… Audio
Rates rise on the way for Christchurch homeowners
Six Christchurch city councillors opposed to rates going up have been outvoted by their colleagues.
Covid-19: Arts sector funding boost lacks a plan - academic
The government's allocation of almost $100 million for the arts sector lacks any vision for how it could help the country recover from the pandemic, an academic says. Audio
Government arts funding boost lacks vision - academic
An Auckland academic has criticised the government's funding boost for the arts, saying it lacks any vision for the future of the sector.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister unveiled a multi-million dollar… Audio
Creative NZ recieves $25m boost from Govt
Creative New Zealand is among the largest recipients of government funding to support the creative industry.
The national arts development agency received $25 million from the government to support… Audio
Reports on wage subsidy breach figures produced quarterly
Government ministers aren't receiving up to date figures on businesses that breach the $10 billion wage subsidy scheme, and one Minister's office says "it's not something we're interested in".
The… Audio
Budgeting Services Gearing Up for Covid Fallout
We're joined by Shirley McCombe from Tauranga Budget Advisory Service as services like theirs around the country are bracing for the tsunami of requests for help as a result of Covid-19. Audio
Majority of Kiwi households in financial difficulty: survey
Stark new research finds one in three New Zealand households are in financial difficulty due to Covid 19, and 40 per cent say they are at risk of tipping into hardship. Audio
Coronavirus: Millions budgeted for NZ vaccine research
While Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease domestically, fully opening up to the rest of the world largely hinges on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Yesterday the government… Audio
