Money

A budget blow-out involving Sir Peter Jackson's Great War Exhibition has left one of the country's smallest ministry millions of dollars in debt. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage was supposed to… Audio

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says there'll be "no more sitting on the couch" for the young & unemployed. He told TVNZ's Q+A that he'll be taking a work-for-the-dole scheme to… Audio

Hamilton residents are bracing themselves for a massive rates rise after predictions it will be in double-digits. Mayor Andrew King has recommended 15.5 percent, but a final figure won't be decided… Audio

One of China's favourite ways of paying for things is about to be introduced to Wellington shops - making it easier for Chinese tourists to spend money. Alipay is a smartphone application used by more… Audio

It's back to the drawing board for the government's plans to tax bottled water exports after revelations it would breach some free trade deals. A national petition signed by more than 15,000 people… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has ordered every minister to review their portfolios, to make sure all money being spent fits with the strategy of the new government. Mr Robertson delivered his… Audio

A would-be first-home buyer says a looming relaxation of lending restrictions won't make it any easier for him to buy a home. The Reserve Bank says loan-to-value rations will be reduced from next year… Audio

Associate Minister David Parker tells Guyon Espiner why the government is making it harder for foreigners to buy New Zealand farms. He says part of the reason is to stem the unease many New Zealanders… Audio

Young farmers optimistic about new rules for foreign ownership of farms. Terry Copeland, chief executive of New Zealand Young Farmers, says if the price of farms drop by 10 percent, it would make a… Audio

Aucklanders could face a rates rise of six point two percent in the biggest proposed shake-up yet of how the city pays for its growing needs. Mayor Phil Goff wants new layers of rates to speed-up the… Audio

Phil Goff says he wants a 6.2 percent rates rise next year but he tells our Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall he's not going back on a campaign pledge to keep rates rises to 2.5 percent, saying he… Audio

The executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Ian Powell, says the resignation of the Waikato DHB Chairman Bob Simcock follows a period of destabilisation at the DHB. He… Audio

Members of the embattled Waikato District Health Board and others say the chair, Bob Simcock, has made the right decision by resigning. Mr Simcock insists he's done nothing wrong but says stepping… Audio

Waikato DHB member Dave MacPherson is calling for the immediate release of a report into former chief executive Nigel Murray's exhorbitant expenses and travel. Mr Murray was appointed in 2014 - he was… Audio