Money

Businesses around the City Rail Link expect little if anything from a proposed hardship fund to make up losses they've incurred being surrounded by a construction site.

Ongoing disruption from the… Audio

Police are reporting a sharp drop in dairy robberies after the government dished out more than $2 million for extra security measures.

National set up a $1.8 million fund to cover half the cost of… Audio

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

Questions are being asked about the $2 million blowout of a roofing and maintenance project at the New Plymouth District Council.

Nicknamed the "purple palace", the council building has been swathed… Audio

The legal bills are $1.9 million and counting as Auckland Council effectively fights itself in two court cases.

The council's development company Panuku has been taking the council to the Environment… Audio

Medea Goodwin was heading to the bank when she stepped out of her car in Kaikohe when disaster struck. A big gust of wind ripped $800 cash out of her hands - sending it flying down the road. She told… Video, Audio

Financial journalist and author Mary Holm looks at your options in a rising share market - should you get out or stay in? And if you stay in - what should your approach be? Audio

Moves boost the number of family carers paid to look after disabled relatives could be kneecapped by a funding shortfall.

From next year the government plans to allow partners and spouses of a… Audio

Making laws is a slow process which can be frustrating but watching it unfold can demonstrate why sprinting through minefields is not recommended.  Audio

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

The government is considering legislation which would crack down on payday loan companies. Tim Barnett from the Building Financial Capability Charitable Trust joins us with his two cents on the issue.

Netball New Zealand is keen to pay its players as much as it can - but says there needs to be proper global recognition of women's sport.

The Silver Ferns get no prize money after becoming champions… Audio

Netball New Zealand says it is working on paying its players better, after the World Cup win again highlighted the pay difference between sports men and women.

The Silver Ferns won't get any prize… Audio

A man with Down Syndrome has won his campaign to get early access to his KiwiSaver funds.

Tim Fairhall petitioned the government last year to let him take out his savings early - as his condition… Audio

A survey by the Council of Trade Unions found 41 per cent of the more than 1000 respondents said their income was not keeping up with the cost of living and they feel they're becoming worse off. Yet… Audio