Money
Borrowers 'enslaved' by loan companies - adviser
An Auckland budgeting adviser says action is needed to protect vulnerable people who are becoming "enslaved" to finance companies. This after two companies, owned by disgraced businessman Allan… Audio
Unitec makes $31m deficit, advisor appointed
Unitec, the country's largest polytechnic, has reported a $31 million defict for 2017. Auditors are warning the institution's viability is in question after it lost 660 full-time students last year… Audio
Mary Holm: Men, women, spending and investing
Mary discusses a listener's letter questioning the spending habits of elderly and single women, before taking a look at gender differences in money management, investment and risk. Audio
Higher earners struggling
There are suggestions that those on high wages are still struggling financially, with high mortgages or rent. It comes off the back of a report that more than half of kiwi households cut back on… Audio
Bitcoin fuels new addicts
Doctors are warning they are seeing people addicted to bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency becomes more popular. The issue is being compared to high-stakes gambling that can totally consume those who… Audio
Making the tax burden fairer for New Zealanders
As the Government's tax working group, headed by the former Finance Minister Michael Cullen, continues to look at a range of ways to change our tax system, Kathryn talks with former Australian… Audio
Anti-money laundering rules ineffective - study
A study has found anti-money laundering rules are almost completely ineffective in stopping criminals. The findings from New Zealand political scientist, Ron Pol, show authorities globally recover… Audio
Govt under pressure to boost benefits, reduce penalties
The Government's under pressure to move quickly to let beneficiaries earn more money without being penalised. The threshold for how much someone on the jobseeker benefit can earn before their payments… Audio
Decades-old welfare rules need fix - Children's Commissioner
The Children's Commissioner wants the government to move quickly to ease abatement and eligibility thresholds in the welfare system that haven't changed for decades. The amount someone on the… Audio
Founder of online fashion marketplace: Designer Wardrobe
Donielle Brooke is the founder of the online fashion business Designer Wardrobe, an online marketplace where where users list, buy, sell and rent designer clothing and accessories. The business now… Audio
Payroll mess prompts govt to review Holidays Act
The government has announced a taskforce to tackle a payroll mess which has left potentially hundreds of thousands of workers out of pocket.
Wage penalty of motherhood - revealed
New research is revealing how parenthood contributes to the gender pay gap, with motherhood coming at a significant price for most women. The Parenthood and Labour Market Outcomes study shows having… Audio
BNZ to work with those impacted by banking outage
BNZ says it will work with customers who lost money from a power outage that saw its electronic services down for hours yesterday.
Northland hotel scraps pokies after baby abandoned
A hotel in Northland is packing away their pokie machines after a woman left her baby outside while she played the machines. The Rawene Masonic Hotel let punters know on its Facebook page they would… Audio
Nurses strikes to go ahead: 'We need 11 percent right now'
Public hospital nurses and midwives have voted to strike for two days in July. The Nurses' Organisation spokesperson Cee Payne says the current pay offer is inadequate and industrial action will go… Audio
Auckland councillors 'have grounds' to see Goff's report
A public law specialist says Auckland councillors may have good grounds to demand full access to a report on a downtown stadium. The mayor Phil Goff ordered the report last year via a council agency… Audio
To strike or not? Nurses to announce pay dispute decision
The nurses organisation will today reveal whether its members have voted in favour of nationwide strikes over pay and staffing concerns. That announcement will be made later this morning and if… Audio
More on unpaid work
We return to the story of workers putting in extra hours without pay. Listeners have sent in messages detailing their experiences, from not getting a lunch break to staying late. Audio
Winter nurses' strike may not be averted
Hopes of avoiding a nurses' strike in the middle of winter may be dashed. An independent panel yesterday recommended an immediate 3 percent pay rise from June, with another 3 percent rise in August… Audio
AirNZ takes fuel giants to court over pipeline damage
Air New Zealand has filed court proceedings against BP and Z Energy for damages caused by last year's fuel-pipeline rupture north of Auckland.
