Money
Evening Business for Thursday 4th April
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm: Changes to KiwiSaver
KiwiSaver is getting more flexible, and opening its doors to those over 65 - although not completely. Mary Holm explains what it all means. Audio
Homebuyers in affordable area charged extra for vital features
Homebuyers in an Auckland Special Housing area have been charged extra for features like driveways, pushing the total price well outside the affordable range.
Low expectations as minimum wage goes up to $17.70 per hour
An increase to the minimum wage is not expected to make much of a difference to the country's poorest families and consumers may have costs passed on to them.
Minimum wage raised to $17.70
The minimum hourly wage goes up by $1.20 on April 1 to $17.70 but some of those getting the increase say it won't make much difference. An economist says minimum wage earners with families will see… Audio
Dr Claire Matthews: NZ Super not enough for Kiwi retirees
Dr Claire Matthews has just released her Massey University Retirement Expenditure Guidelines and its not good news for a lot of people. Audio
Evening Business for Friday 29th March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Impact of wage rise for women
New research has for the first time revealed the challenges and advantages of New Zealand's largest pay increase for women. The $2bn settlement is being introduced over a 5-year period and will see… Audio
RBNZ pleased market reaction shows it understood goal
The Reserve Bank Governor's satisfied that in the wake of his official cash rate review financial markets appear to have understood the bank's goals. Audio
Evening business for Thursday 28th March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Muslim group: Chinese donation should go to Uighurs
A Muslim group called the Khadija Leadership Network wants a large donation earmarked for the victims of the Christchurch Mosque attacks to be re-directed. $2.1m was pledged by a visiting delegation… Audio
Reserve Bank change in tack shocks currency traders
The New Zealand dollar has lost some its recent gains after the Reserve Bank's unexpected move to a dovish policy stance. Audio
DO read the comments
The terror attack in Christchurch has prompted many discussions about how we handle discussions and hate speech on the internet. Audio
Budgeting: student edition
Money week is taking place at the University of Auckland until the end of the week. The idea is to encourage students to be more pro-active in the management of their finances. Audio
Should the Ambulance service be nationalised?
Intensive care paramedic Dean Brown has written an open letter to the Government stating in it "our plea to you is to have the ambulance service in New Zealand, which is in crisis, be nationalised and… Audio
New form of carbon payments for forest owners
Forest owners are to be paid by a different method for the carbon their trees absorb, the government has announced.
Evening business for Tuesday 26 March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Boss asks worker to pay for training
A woman who had been working for just over a month at an Auckland bar, was asked to pay $888 to cover the costs of on-the-job waitressing training when she resigned. Audio
Kiwisaver: Are you investing in guns?
Out of 254 Kiwisaver investment funds on the market, just 16 are weapons free. An online service will be launching soon called Mindful Money, which can help people invest ethically. Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm Rainy Day Money
Having some money that you can easily access when things go wrong is one of the most important aspects of managing your finances. Audio
