Money
Parking tickets make $100k a day in NZ's main cities
A Wellington driver was the most ticketed in New Zealand's three largest cities, collected 149 parking fines in 2018, totalling $5855.
Card spending bounces back in January
Electronic card spending bounced back in January, as consumers bought up large on furniture, appliances and clothing. Audio
Junior doctors strike: 'Contingencies in place' - DHBs
Senior doctors at Palmerston North Hospital say they are tired and frustrated by the strikes and have warned acute services might not be able to be fully covered this week and patients are being put… Audio
Junior doctors strike as dispute continues
Junior doctors are on strike again this morning for two days as tension mounts in public hospitals from strikes. The strike from 8am Tuesday until early Thursday is the third such strike by the… Audio
Crippling high-interest loans used for essential items
A new study has revealed that more than a quarter of clients using budgeting services have crippling-high interest loans, with much of the debt used to pay everyday expenses. Audio
Finland basic income trial left people 'happier but jobless'
Giving jobless people in Finland a basic income for two years did not lead them to find work, researchers have found.
NAB head quits after scathing criticism from banking inquiry
The National Australia Bank's chief executive and chairman will resign after blistering criticism in a major inquiry into financial-sector misconduct.
Aussie bank enquiry
Australia's banking and financial services sector has been found sadly lacking and downright damaging to businesses and individuals. Just how healthy are the banks in New Zealand? Would the Panelists… Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm: Playing with numbers
Mary discusses three ways to play with numbers. The first is dollar cost averaging. The second is the rule of 72. The third is what happens if you have 40 years in KiwiSaver. Audio
Managing the Inevitable
There is quite a lot of noise at the moment predicting a financial crash. The noise tends to get magnified because it makes good media headlines. Should we take it seriously? Our friendly economist… Audio
Landmark ruling against 'discriminatory' Social Security law
A woman has won a decade-long fight to show that laws which cut her ACC payout from $40,000 to just $500 were discriminatory.
KiwiSaver: Market volatility brings pain for investors
Market volatility has dented returns on KiwiSaver funds by as much as 6.8 percent over the last year, market research firm Morningstar has found.
Westpac to pay living wage to all staff, including contractors
Westpac has become the first bank and the biggest corporate in New Zealand to pay the living wage to all staff, including contractors and suppliers. This means cleaners, security guards and other… Audio
Fed Reserve holds rates steady
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in its first meeting of the year and shifted from a rate hiking to a rate watching policy, saying it will be patient in further rate rises. Audio
Aus review into financial services due back
The Government is vowing to move quickly to crackdown on life insurance companies, after this week's report from the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank which blasted insurers for putting… Audio
Govt to decide if Fair Pay agreement forced on businesses
The Fair Pay Agreement working group, led by former prime minister Jim Bolger, is divided over whether the system should be compulsory or not, and have thrown the decision back to the Minister to… Audio
Life insurance firms 'too removed from their customers'
Life insurance customers have described feeling threatened, ignored and kept in the dark by their insurance companies.
Consumers to have more choice in electronic payments
Eftpos processor, Paymark, says consumers will soon have a lot more choice when it comes to electronic payments. Audio
FMA seeks greater regulation of life insurers
Life insurers admit they have work to do but insist they can still be trusted. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank have accused insurers of a range of misconduct, including charging… Audio
Chinese enrolments fall again
The five-billion-dollar foreign student industry is facing another drop in enrolments from its single most important market, China. In the last six months 500 fewer Chinese students got new study… Audio
