Money

It's about to get easier to buy a house. The Reserve Bank says risks to NZ's financial system have eased, and it's time to reduce LVRs and restrictions on mortgage lending. Property Council CEO Leonie… Audio

Business Editor Gyles Beckford discusses the Reserve Bank's decision to loosen lending restrictions for home buyers. Audio

Cleaners and other workers in public hospitals are looking at substantial pay rises, in some cases more than 40 percent over the next three years, after years of incremental salary increases of just a… Audio

Kiwibank says customers in towns were branches are being closed will still have face-to-face options within 10 kilometres from where they live. The state-owned bank announced this week its… Audio

That was Walmart's advertisement for the Black Friday sales, which is an American tradition of having a huge sale the day after celebrating thanksgiving. You may have seen the videos of crazed… Audio

Professor Tim Hazledine of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland says the government should give Kiwibank the power to compete aggressively on price against the local… Audio

Bank sales staff across the nine biggest retail banks in New Zealand earned $71 million in variable pay linked to performance measures - such as selling loans and products to customers - in the year… Video, Audio

Kiwibank is closing its branch near Nelson, but locals have written a letter to the Government calling for intervention. It's one of many bank's moving branches out of small towns across the country. 

The New Zealand dollar has broken the 68-U.S cent mark, after Brexit saw a glimmer of hope. Audio

Concerns raised about deferring hardship over the increasing number of people taking money out of their kiwisaver to make ends meet. Peter Wilson addresses the issues of kiwisaver funds being accessed… Audio

A month ago we couldn't stop talking about the ever increasing price of petrol. Some even predicted that by Christmas we'd be paying three dollars a litre. But over the past three weeks, the price has… Audio

The Minister of Education Chris Hipkins is urging the union representing primary school teachers, to rein in their members' expectations. A week of one-day rolling strikes began on Monday. Schools… Audio

The Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage is pushing back against claims she is rubber-stamping the sale of sensitive land to overseas buyers. New figures show the Green Party minister has approved… Audio

Education Minister Chris Hipkins says they did everything possible to stop the teacher strikes going ahead today. More than 100,000 primary school pupils in Auckland are staying home or are in… Audio

Primary teachers have kicked out a week of rolling strikes in Auckland this morning. They're holding rallies across the city. RNZ reporter Katie Scotcher is at the intersection of Great North Road and… Audio

A week of national strikes by teachers begins today in Auckland. More than one hundred thousand primary school students will be home today as teachers and principals walk off the job for the second… Audio