Money

Could attack-style advertising from individuals and private organisations become a feature of this year's election? Politicians certainly hope not, but at least one adman reckons we should be able to… Audio

Journalist Nicky Hager is going to the Human Rights Review Tribunal over Westpac's release of his banking records to the police. Audio

After first defending the country's tax rules, the Government is now promising to discolose details about those with New Zealand foreign trusts to other countries without being asked. Audio

RNZ's business editor explains what impact the latest twist in the Panama Papers saga has on New Zealand as the principals of the law firm at the centre of the leak are arrested and charged in a… Audio

Crowd-funding sites are fast becoming the way that people with a project fundraise. The arts crowdfunding platform Boosted reached a milestone recently raising over 3 million dollars - Wallace speaks… Audio

AMP Capital's Head of Investment Strategy, Greg Fleming, outlines the eight E's of investing in 2017. How will elections, the elderly and electronic commerce affect your money? Audio

Independent scholar Brian Easton on the distributional consequences of policy change and why they are often overlooked. Audio

Some schools will have to turn to their communities for more money or cut back on staffing and resources, saying they are getting very little from the Ministry of Education's operational funding… Audio

A Russian businessman who wants to revive the Romanov empire has set his sights on three unihabited islands in Kiribati. Anton Bakov is visiting Kiribati at the invitation of its Government, which is… Audio

Christchurch City Councillor Yani Johansen is questioning council owned events company V-Base's almost $17,000 in spending on overseas travel for staff in the last financial year. Audio

Minimum wages are set to rise from 1 April, but many on that income say the increase isn't enough and unions are continuing their calls for a living wage, rather than a minimum wage. Audio

New Zealanders are feeling much more confident about the economy, underpinned by low inflation, a strong housing market, record high tourism, and population growth. Audio

Auckland's property market remains out of reach for many, as NZ's biggest city is again crowned the country's least affordable city and one of the most expensive cities in the world, in a new… Audio

The New Zealand dollar is expected to hold its ground against the US dollar, which has risen on the back of a strenghtening United States economy. Audio

The GDP may've increased by 3.5 percent this year...but that's not enough for the Council of Trade Unions, which says the economy is stagnant. Audio