Money
Why your bank is not really your friend
Why do banks get away with behaving so badly? There's been a run of activity lately that raises questions about whose side your banker is really on. Audio
Steve Katz: Woodstock was an entirely uncomfortable experience
Former Blood, Sweat & Tears guitarist Steve Katz joins Jim to discuss his memories of Woodstock 50 years on and why he feels the festival has been viewed by many through rose-tinted glasses. Audio
Evening business for Friday 16th August
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
World markets regain composure this morning
World markets have regained composure this morning. Brad Gordon from Hobson Wealth Partners is in our Auckland studio. Audio
Evening business for Thursday 15th August
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Solving the World's Problems
Rebecca Stevenson, National Business Editor for Stuff, has been thinking about whether money can buy you happiness. Obviously the answer is no, but it can buy you less stress - and more choice. Audio
James Rickards: how to protect your wealth
New York Times best-selling author, and economic and investment advisor James Rickards says the past decade is proof that the most devastating financial crisis is just around the corner. Audio
Further questions over ANZ house sale
An ANZ shareholder is raising further questions about the sale of an Auckland residential property to the bank's former chief executive David Hisco and his family. KiwiSaver provider Simplicity, which… Audio
Navigating the confusing waters of monetary policy
Newsroom's Bernard Hickey explains the latest OCR drop, what it means, and predicts its direction a year out. Audio
Older couples joining households - the legal lowdown
Auckland barrister Sandra Grant says older couples need to consider how they want their assets to be treated, under current property law and under proposed changes. Audio
Taxpayers hit from govt partnership with US videogame maker
A government partnership with an American videogame maker has burnt the New Zealand taxpayer. The Transport Agency has sunk public money into a partnership with a Silicon Valley company called Machine… Audio
South Auckland arm of Te Papa canned due to lack of funding
The community in South Auckland says the loss of a planned arm of Te Papa museum there is a huge blow. Audio
Markets Update for 12 August 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Could the OCR drop into negatives?
Earlier this week the Reserve Bank dropped the official cash rate by 50 basis points to one percent. But what does this actually MEAN? And how will it affect people? Audio
Your Finances with Mary Holm
Financial journalist and author Mary Holm discusses the factors that most affect your KiwiSaver growth. Audio
Makhlouf explains Budget breach saga to Irish Finance Minister
Former NZ Treasury Secretary and incoming Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf has written to Ireland's Minister for Finance telling him he could have done a better job dealing… Audio
Official Cash Rate cut to 1 percent - economic analysis
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the Reserve Bank's unexpectedly large interest rate cut is all about getting ahead of the economic curve.
But he says it's not a knee-jerk reaction. Opposition… Audio
Cash rate cut to 1 percent: 'We're taking action' - Finance Minister
The New Zealand Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate to 1 percent, surprising many in the finance industry who had been expecting a smaller cut.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Corin… Audio
Cash rate cut a chance for infrastructure spending - industry
With the cost of borrowing at an all-time low, the government and the country are being told to seize the moment and spend to help boost the economy.
The Reserve Bank slashed the official cash rate… Audio
Shamubeel Eaqub: Low OCR will help export sector
The Reserve Bank has sprung a major surprise with a bigger than expected cut to the Official Cash Rate to a new record low of 1 percent. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says the move will have the biggest… Audio