Money
Evening Business for Thursday 18th July
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Markets Update for 18 July 2019
A brief update of movements within the financial sector. Audio
US, Aus Jewish communities donate $1m to mosque victims
Jewish community leaders joined Muslim officials in Christchurch today, to hand over $1 million raised for the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Audio
Teachers to take legal action against Novopay delays
Teachers unions are planning legal action against the payroll provider for delaying teachers' pay increases and back pay. Audio
Markets Update for 16 June 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Clients could be turned away from disability support providers
Disability support providers may be forced to stop accepting new clients and some services may close because of a freeze in government funding.
RNZ's Catherine Hutton reports. Audio
Markets Update for 15 July 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Police praise gunowners after first buyback event
The Police are praising gun owners in Canterbury after the first buy back of illegal firearms over the weekend.
A total of 542 weapons were handed in on Saturday and Sunday in the first of more than… Audio
$1M paid to Christchurch gun owners after buyback
Just over $1-million in compensation will be paid out to gun owners who handed in their illegal firearms over the weekend.
Almost 380 people turned up to the country's first gun amnesty event in… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 15 July 2019
England beat NZ in tightest Cricket World Cup final in history, Sleepless night for NZ cricket fans, English fans in raptures after World Cup win, $1M paid to Christchurch gun owners after buyback… Audio
Retirement villages confusing contracts
The Commission for Financial Capability has taken aim at what they say are confusing retirement village contracts. The Commission says that residents often ended up paying anywhere from $20 - $100… Audio
Evening Business for Thursday 11th July
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
IRD botches tax assessment for some BNZ customers
Human error at Inland Revenue has resulted in as many as 45,000 Bank of New Zealand customers being issued incomplete tax statements and possibly incorrect tax demands.
Markets Update for 10 July 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Immigration NZ restructure only saved half what was promised
Redundancy payouts to staff during a restructure at Immigration New Zealand cost taxpayers almost $8 million and resulted in only half of the promised savings.
RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett… Audio
Government wipes debts for unpaid NCEA fees
Nearly 150,000 people are receiving NCEA credits after the government wiped their debt for unpaid NCEA fees.
Tom Webb is the principal of Māngere College. He joins us with his response. Audio
Tower Insurance sets specific questions for customers
When buying insurance, how do you know you've told your insurance company everything that it needs to know so it won't later decline a claim?
Up until now, it's been an open question. But Tower… Video, Audio
NZ man forced back to Australia under Hague Convention
A New Zealand father who returned home with his children after they were abandoned by their Australian mother has been forced back to Australia under the Hague Convention.
The two children ended up… Audio
Shane Jones offers help to regional airports
Regional airports crying out for money to fix their aging runways may have found a saviour in Shane Jones.
The Regional Economic Development Minister says he will find a way to pay for the repairs -… Audio
Tower to ask customers specific questions for insurance policy
An insurance industry watchdog says Tower could be trying to get ahead of any law changes with its move to change its disclosure rules.
Yesterday, Tower announced it will stop asking customers a… Audio
