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Special coverage of the Budget 2021
Live coverage of the 2021 Budget with Susie Ferguson, who is joined by RNZ’s Political Editor Jane Patterson and RNZ’s specialist correspondents as well as expert guests. Audio
More strike action on the cards for capital's bus drivers
Wellington bus drivers have voted to resume strike action if NZ Bus does not return to the table with a "fair" offer by next week.
Five factors making this year's budget 'like no other'
Ahead of the Budget announcement, The Spinoff's Duncan Grieve told us about the five factors that make this year's Budget like no other. Audio
Government urged to close Pasifika pay gap in budget
Pasifika work-force advocates are urging the government not to take their foot off the accelerator when it comes to addressing the ethnic pay-gap.
Pacific public servants are paid 19.5 percent less… Audio
Budget Day: Business and Political editors on what to expect
It's D-Day for the government's Budget, with all set to be revealed this afternoon. Political editor Jane Patterson and business editor Gyles Beckford spoke to Morning Report. Audio
Budget will target inequality - Grant Robertson
Today's Budget will still be a Covid-19 one but the Finance Minister says it will looking more to recovery.
All signs are the government will target spending at lifting the incomes of beneficiaries… Audio
Travel software firm Serko suffers sharp losses amid pandemic disruption
Travel software company Serko has posted a sharply higher loss as the pandemic grounded much of its business.
Not much planned for housing in Budget
The government is dampening down expectations of any major new housing measures in tomorrow's Budget, saying it announced most of its plan to cool prices in March.
The Finance Minister has promised… Audio
Evening business for 18 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6254709745001 Video, Audio
ASB launches 1.79% new-build mortgages
The ASB Bank is using cheap Reserve Bank funds to back a special low-rate mortgage for new home building.
Former foster child sails around NZ to raise money for kids in care
An emotional seven-month circumnavigation of New Zealand is over for American solo sailor Elana Connor, who sailed into Auckland's Princes Wharf yesterday, accompanied by a flotilla of yachts and… Audio
MBIE to provide payment range guidance for contractors
A new way of measuring what contractors are charging the government will set out the range of what is paid for each type of job.
Govt hopes KiwiSaver changes will give NZers better results
The government's announced big changes to the KiwiSaver scheme which it hopes will give people better bang for its buck.
From December, the number of default providers - those allocated to new… Audio
Finance expert suggests redistribution of public sector CEO salaries
A 'Robin Hood' policy, redistributing the big salaries of public service chief executives to lower paid workers would be more effective than the government-ordered pay freeze, according to a leading… Video, Audio
SFO charges an indictment on political parties - not the system
Power Play: Calls for another look at the rules for party political donations are a cop-out, writes Jane Patterson.
KiwiSaver changes: NZers deserve 'better bang for their buck'
Changes to the default KiwiSaver scheme mean those who join the scheme at age 18 could be almost $150,000 better off at retirement, the government claims.
Pay freeze an attempt at intimidation by a govt scared of strikes - Union worker
A public sector union worker argues that the government's goal was to drive down the pay expectations of the nurses who are currently set to strike.
Evening business for 13 May 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6253978169001 Video, Audio
Serious Fraud Office charges six people over Labour donations
The six people charged in relation to a donation made to the Labour Party allegedly offended between March 2017 and March 2018.
The Serious Fraud Office charges allege the donors' identities were not… Video, Audio
Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin over climate concerns - Musk
Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its chief executive Elon Musk said in a tweet.
