Money

The police have dropped an investigation into hacking of the Treasury website prompted by the leaking of supposedly secret Budget details.

The Treasury admitted a weakness in its website meant people… Audio

On the day after the combined primary and secondary teacher's mega-strike, Corin Dann speaks to the the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins about what the budget will offer special education teachers… Audio

A teacher of children with special needs who's been violently attacked in the classroom says she marched in Wednesday's teacher strike for them - rather than for higher pay.

Lou Dickson is a special… Audio

Aucklanders are hoping health, education and housing will be big ticket items in the 2019 government Budget.

Others say poverty, transport and the justice system could also do with some attention.

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The co-chair of Labour's Māori caucus says there will be targeted funding for Māori and Whānau Ora can expect a boost in the 2019 Budget.

Willie Jackson announced at Waitangi in February there would… Audio

News from the buisness sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says some of the Budget details leaked to the opposition are right, but others are wrong, and Treasury is now investigating how National got hold of the documents. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Thousands of children across the country are being forced to suffer for months on end with severe toothache because of a huge waiting list for treatment.

As we have been reporting a Whāngarei toddler… Audio

Big city folk struggling to find avocado in the shops, or those who have been left reeling at the prices being charged for them - up to $11 each - might want to consider a trip to New Plymouth.

An… Audio

A Whāngarei toddler with rotten teeth and a painful abscess was told to sit it out for five months with Pamol and antibiotics because of a huge waiting list for treatment.

Ivy Dyas has a condition… Audio

A single mother who works full-time yet struggles to provide the basics for her children says she'd like to see more funding in this week's Budget go towards helping struggling parents obtain better… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

It's a new way to pay and manage money - so-called 'open banking' - and slowly but surely it's coming to New Zealand. Yesterday, the company that runs the country's electronic pay systems, Payments… Audio

Pharmac attracts a lot of flak for what it doesn't fund in the way of drugs - but it's also the envy of the world for its ability to negotiate down prices. Do we have the balance right?  Audio

The Government's given itself a little spending wiggle room with the relaxation of its debt reduction target. Audio

Despite Aucklanders paying 11.5 cents extra in fuel tax at the pump, they're still being charged much less than many other parts of New Zealand. The petrol price watchdog Gaspy says it appears to be a… Audio