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Midday Business News for 15 December 2015
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Evening business for 14 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6286715541001 Video, Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Simon Pound (Part 2)
Part 2: Panellists Alexia Russell and Simon Pound discuss the campaign to lower the voting age, being careful about finances at Christmas time, quotes of the year, and today's small business. Audio
Majority of women report moderate to low financial wellbeing - FSC research
More than four out of five women rate their financial wellbeing as moderate to very low, according to the latest Financial Services Council report.
Lawyer on client's trouble with ACC
Some sexual assault victims have experienced extreme frustration dealing with ACC.
Two sexual assault victims have told RNZ ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the… Audio
Sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged claims
Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to.
One of the women says ACC told her she was better… Audio
Modest profit increase for non-bank finance sector
KPMG head of banking and finance John Kensington says the sector had mixed results as it negotiated Covid-19 related lockdowns hitting its customer base and demand for finance.
Rental affordability worsening, especially in Hawke's Bay
Renting a home is getting more expensive, particularly in Hawke's Bay where rent prices have increased 20.4 percent in a year.
Massey University's latest Rental Report shows a 9.4 percent rent… Audio
Evening business for 13 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6286533065001 Video, Audio
The Panel with Anna Dean and Andrew Hoggard (Part 2)
Panellists Anna Dean and Andrew Hoggard discuss social cohesion at risk in Aotearoa, ditching library fines and safety on quad bikes. Audio
Delays for overhaul of First Home Grants
The planned overhaul of First Home Grants has been put off until next year.
The number of grants approved this year is on track to be the lowest since the scheme began seven years ago, despite a caps… Audio
Aucklanders locked out of housing market by 'criminal' prices
A regular 20 percent deposit on a lower quartile Auckland home is $20,000 more than at the end of last year, and $40,000 more than two years ago.
Surging Auckland house prices causing poor mental health, relationship breakdowns
Skyrocketing Auckland house prices are being blamed for causing mental health problems and relationship issues by some at the raw end of the city's market.
The average Auckland house price rose… Audio
Farmers to vote on Fonterra capital structure changes
Fonterra farmers face one of the biggest votes in the co-operative's history today.
Midday Business News for 8 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
House value growth during three months adds $113k to Auckland prices
In the time since many Aucklanders last had a haircut, the average house in the region increased in value by $113,000.
Man scammed by overseas company 'Synergy Capital Asset Management' loses $700,000
A man scammed by a fake overseas investment company has lost $700,000.
He only realised he was being scammed when his family became involved.
Here's our business reporter Anan Zaki. Audio
Investor loses $700,000 in overseas scam
An Aucklander's massive loss in a scam has prompted a warning from the financial regulator, which is urging people to look for red flags.
Two schools wrongly claim $170k under wage subsidy scheme
The Auditor-General says two schools were wrongly awarded money, with one school claiming $49,000 because its fundraising event was cancelled.
Safer lending and safer spending
New regulations require finance lenders to demonstrate that they are putting in place safe lending practices. What will that mean for borrowers and does it increase the burden of proof required to… Audio
