Money
Retirement villages confusing contracts
The Commission for Financial Capability has taken aim at what they say are confusing retirement village contracts. The Commission says that residents often ended up paying anywhere from $20 - $100… Audio
Evening Business for Thursday 11th July
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
IRD botches tax assessment for some BNZ customers
Human error at Inland Revenue has resulted in as many as 45,000 Bank of New Zealand customers being issued incomplete tax statements and possibly incorrect tax demands.
Markets Update for 10 July 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Immigration NZ restructure only saved half what was promised
Redundancy payouts to staff during a restructure at Immigration New Zealand cost taxpayers almost $8 million and resulted in only half of the promised savings.
RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett… Audio
Government wipes debts for unpaid NCEA fees
Nearly 150,000 people are receiving NCEA credits after the government wiped their debt for unpaid NCEA fees.
Tom Webb is the principal of Māngere College. He joins us with his response. Audio
Tower Insurance sets specific questions for customers
When buying insurance, how do you know you've told your insurance company everything that it needs to know so it won't later decline a claim?
Up until now, it's been an open question. But Tower… Video, Audio
NZ man forced back to Australia under Hague Convention
A New Zealand father who returned home with his children after they were abandoned by their Australian mother has been forced back to Australia under the Hague Convention.
The two children ended up… Audio
Shane Jones offers help to regional airports
Regional airports crying out for money to fix their aging runways may have found a saviour in Shane Jones.
The Regional Economic Development Minister says he will find a way to pay for the repairs -… Audio
Tower to ask customers specific questions for insurance policy
An insurance industry watchdog says Tower could be trying to get ahead of any law changes with its move to change its disclosure rules.
Yesterday, Tower announced it will stop asking customers a… Audio
Changing bank accounts - beware of the latest email scam
Increasing numbers of people are being defrauded out of large sums of money by scammers who hack into the email accounts of legitimate businesses.
The fraudsters monitor a business's emails, waiting… Audio
Email invoice scammers - what you need to know
The government's online fraud agency is warning people to check business invoices over the phone before paying large sums of money.
Scammers have been defrauding people of hundreds of thousands of… Audio
Francis Vergunst: Kindy kids who aren't attentive earn less as adults
Canadian research has found that kindergarten kids who struggle to concentrate and are easily distracted are more likely to end up on a lower income as adults. Audio
One new school, 228 classrooms for Akl as population booms
The government has revealed plans for a new school in Milldale and 228 additional classrooms across 42 Auckland schools. Political Editor Jane Patterson reports. Audio
Markets Update for 4 July 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Kindergarten teachers seek pay rise
Kindergarten teachers have become the latest group of teachers to ask the government for a big pay rise. RNZ education correspondent, John Gerritsen, has the details. Audio
West Coast calls for freedom from conservation mining ban
West Coast councils are lobbying the government to exclude the region from its mining ban on conservation land.
They want to wait until a category known as stewardship land has been reviewed and… Audio
How do NZ councils cope with climate change costs?
Councils are struggling to cope with tourism numbers, and need more support to be prepare for climate change events according to a new report from the Productivity Commission.
Dave Cull is the chair… Audio
More council funds needed to face climate change - report
Councils need more funding to cope with urban growth, rising tourist numbers, climate change events and new responsibilities from central government according to a new report from the Productivity… Video, Audio
Legal action possible for onsold quake-damaged homes
An insurance expert says a Supreme Court decision yesterday could open lawyers up to legal action from anybody who has bought a home in Christchurch since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
The court's… Audio
