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Govt housing measures not enough to help - first home buyers
Those struggling to afford their first home say the government's housing package does not go far enough to help them get a foot in the door and address the imbalance favouring speculators.
Landlords… Audio
Evening business for 23 March 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6242892867001 Video, Audio
Housing Minister discusses new rules to cool housing market
Housing Minister Megan Woods discusses the government's new rules to help first home buyers and curb property speculation in an effort to cool the property market.
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Govt issues new measures in attempt to cool housing market
The government is cracking down on property investors to try and even the playing field for first home buyers and turn down the heat on the property market.
It has released a new raft of measures… Video, Audio
$250m spent at NZ pokies in last months of 2020
Kiwis are gambling more than ever before - with approximately $250 million spent at the pokies in final months of 2020.
That's the highest figure on record, according to new data from the Ministry of… Audio
Musicians like Grimes and Kings of Leon are making big bucks selling their art as ‘NFTs’. But what is an NFT and why are artists jumping on the new trend?
Musicians like Grimes and Kings of Leon are making big bucks selling their art as ‘NFTs’. But what is an NFT and why are artists jumping on the new trend? Video
$144m paid in wage subsidies during latest lockdown
The scheme was triggered when alert levels changed at the end of February due to Covid-19 community cases in Auckland.
More than $140m paid out in latest wage subsidy scheme
More than $140 million has been paid out to businesses in the latest iteration of the covid-19 wage subsidy scheme.
The scheme was triggered when Auckland went into alert level 3 for seven days at… Audio
'Lack of transparency' in KiwiSaver weapons investing - ethical advocate
An investigation by Mindful Money shows 88 KiwiSaver providers are invested in companies making nuclear weapons, components or delivery systems.
Dozens of KiwiSaver funds investing in making nuclear weapons - Mindful Money
You might be surprised to find that you may have invested in nuclear weapons through your KiwiSaver fund.
The charitable organisation, Mindful Money, has compiled a list of 88 funds directly or… Audio
America's Cup: Government gets out the cheque book to prepare for next challenge
Moments after the racing ended, the government announced it was pulling out the pocket book to help the prepare for the next America's Cup.
What money is left over out of the $136.5 million the… Audio
Greens urge capital gains tax in plan to address housing crisis
The Green Party wants to ditch the five-year cap for the bright line test and remove tax incentives for property investors it says are locking first-home buyers out of the market as the housing crisis… Audio
Discover Waitomo rejects extra $2m strategic tourism loan
A Waikato business that was first to benefit from a controversial government fund to protect tourism assets has turned down another $2 million of help it was due.
More than 90 percent of Discover… Video, Audio
What are NFTs and why are they selling for millions?
A digital-only artwork has sold at Christie's for an incredible $69m - with the winning bidder receiving a unique digital token known as an NFT. If you're still trying to figure out what NFTs… Audio
More people took a gamble on Lotto in 2020
New Zealanders spent quarter of a billion dollars on gambling in the final months of 2020 - the highest figure on record.
Sacklers boost opioid settlement offer to $US4.3 billion - US reports
The family is facing thousands of lawsuits which hold them responsible for the opiod-related deaths of 450,000 people in the US since 1999.
ASB figures: Home buyer sentiment falls to three-year low
Housing confidence is at a 25-year high but buyer sentiment has turned negative as properties become increasingly unaffordable.
New law possible to catch MIQ bill evaders
A new law preventing people with overdue MIQ bills leaving the country could be on the cards, as ministers consider ways to get more people paying up.
Only about a third of people invoiced so far… Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Today Mary talks about the importance of having emergency money set aside for a 'rainy day', how much you should save and when you should use it. Audio
West Coast hotels mothballed for up to 18 months
The Scenic Hotel Group has announced it will mothball four of its hotels in Fox Glacier and Franz Josef at the end of the season in May and they'll stay shut for up to a year and a half.
Scenic… Audio
