Money
First-home buyers playing a big part in the housing market
First home buyers are playing a big part in the housing market recently, but people are buyingproperty significantly later in life than their parents did. Audio
Which supermarket is the cheapest?
Consumer NZ has been crunching the numbers and research writer Belinda Castles speaks to Emile Donovan about what they've found. Audio
Can the Reserve Bank claim victory over inflation? What economists say
The Reserve Bank should be able to break out the 'Mission Accomplished' banner this week when inflation returns to the safety of its target band.
Berm mowing part of Horowhenua council cost cutting
Council cost cutting in Horowhenua ironically means one thing won't be cut and that's road side grass edges and according to some residents things are starting to look a little shabby. Berm mowing got… Audio
Glitches in BNZ online banking for second time this weekend
BNZ says its online banking service is back online after an outage on Sunday morning.
Auckland Chinese restaurant offers to cook BYO fish to survive cost-of-living crisis
Auckland Restaurant Zhu Kitchen is offering to cook customers' own raw fish for a fee of $30.
How does secondary tax work?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
'War' as banks compete for lowest home loan rates
'Fingers crossed it's a really exciting war and people are going to benefit from it,' says a mortgage broker.
Flurry of borrowers ask to break fixed home loans
There's been a rush of people with fixed mortgage rates regret looking for solutions.
Not enough new mums getting treatment for birth injuries
It is two years since ACC began funding treatment for birth injuries - but one expert says not nearly enough mothers are getting the help they need. Audio
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 2)
Tonight on second half of The Panel, Mark Leishman and panellists Lizzie Marvelly and Mark Knoff-Thomas discuss research around the connection between contact sports and CTE and Motat's search for… Audio
Here's how fast households are going backwards
New data shows how tight things are getting for many New Zealanders.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 10 October 2024
On today's episode, New Zealand's deputy chief of Navy is in Samoa, to lead this country's response to the sinking of the Manawanui, the government's plan to overhaul New Zealand's emergency… Audio
Health NZ told to save $100 million from data and digital
Health New Zealand appears to have suffered a further blow to its plans to upgrade old and fragmented digital and data systems vital to how well hospitals run. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
…300 Kiwis claim to work 168 hours a week
But who are the 300 people who say they work all the time?
NZ dollar slumps to two-month low against US
The New Zealand dollar slumped to a two-month low against the US on Wednesday night, following the Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official cash rate by half-a-percent to 4.75 percent. Journalist… Audio
Donations linked to fast-track approvals exposed
Companies and shareholders associated with 12 fast-track projects gave more than half a million dollars in political donations to National, Act and New Zealand First and their candidates. In Depth… Audio
Mortgage rates likely to drop further after OCR cut: Analyst
Property analyst CoreLogic says mortgage interest rates are likely to continue to drop. CoreLogic Chief Economist Kelvin Davidson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Adrian Orr gets pay cut, Reserve Bank looks to pay dividend
The Reserve Bank will pay its first dividend to the government in three years - in part because of the higher interest rates of the past year.
How soon will OCR cut lift economic gloom?
The Reserve Bank opted for a double cut, but the economy is a long way from "double happy".
