Money
Acute need for online legal information - report
Online legal information and self-help can help to bridge the gap in access to justice, according to a new report. Audio
Graeme Hart's $3.4b gain proves need for taxing wealth - Oxfam
New Zealand's richest man made $3.4 billion during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the urgent need for a wealth tax to help fix inequality, an Oxfam manager says.
Call for more action over pyramid schemes
A not-for-profit group is calling for the Commerce Comission to get tougher on those promoting pyramid schemes. Audio
Virtual currency helps Kenya slum dwellers battle Covid-19 downturn
A project giving Kenya's poor virtual money is providing a lifeline for families trying to cope with the financial pain of the pandemic.
Government money not equal to 'taxpayer money'
Opinion: The language we use to frame the talk of tax with has deeper philosophical implications, so lets get it right, argues academic Jonathan Barrett.
Retail paymark payments in December beat previous year
Retailers had a positive end to 2020, with payments through Paymark in December up 5 percent on the year before.
Push to retain cheques until rural broadband rollout completed
Some rural communities fear the phasing out of cheques this year is coming too fast, too soon.
Strong demand for dairy is encouraging - Fonterra
Fonterra says the GDT results yesterday show demand is strong across all regions, particularly across Asia.
Statutory Holidays: What you are entitled to
If you have worked over public holidays and wondered whether you've been paid correctly - Ashleigh Fechney breaks it down for anyone who's got questions.
Jacob Goldstein - the fiction of money
Those coins jangling in your pocket or the numbers on the ATM screen are part of the greatest fiction ever created. That's how Jacob Goldstein thinks of money. It's only worth something only because… Audio
Covid finances: solo parents, small business owners among hardest hit
One in three households report being worse off financially compared with last year, according to a new survey.
13% rise in cost of public servants' salaries
Taxpayers have stumped up an extra $550 million to pay public-sector employees in the last year.
Online shoppers warned of scams, fake websites post Christmas
Online shopping scams are set to skyrocket after Christmas, and bargain hunters are being urged to stay vigilant.
Missioners say Christmas demand skyrocketing
Food parcels, presents, Christmas hampers - city missions across the country are being stretched to full capacity.
Demand for help has skyrocketed, building on the big increase in need created by the… Audio
Christmas adding to post-lockdown spending boom
As the rush continues towards Christmas, the post-Covid-19 lockdown boom in spending continues.
Year on year, sales are slightly down but week on week, sales are surging. With Black Friday, Cyber… Audio
NZX Top 50 surges past 13,000 mark for first time
The local sharemarket has broken through a life-time high as investors chased top stocks and those recovering after recent bad news.
Pharmac 'penny pinching' with new medications - Diabetes Foundation
The Diabetes Foundation is accusing Pharmac of 'penny pinching' and says hundreds of people will die earlier than they should as a result.
The foundation says an early death is certain for 4 out of… Audio
Construction industry biggest recipient of wage subsidies
Just-released figures show the construction industry was the biggest recipient of the Government's Covid-19 wage subsidies. That's despite building companies being allowed back at work earlier then… Audio
The temptation of 'buy now, pay later'
Jessica Wilson from Consumer NZ joins us to discuss the 'buy now, pay later' phenomenon of 2020. Audio
The downsides of a cashless society
Emile speaks to Spencer Ross, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, who's been researching how a cashless society impacts on the community. Audio
