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Parliament's cleaners to get living wage
All cleaners and caterers at Parliament will be paid the living wage by 2020.
Parliament's cleaners on track for living wage
Parliament's cleaners and caterers have faught for years for decent pay. This afternoon the Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard announced the timeline to get there - they'll jump to roughly 21 dollars… Audio
Bronwyn Coate: why Da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' broke records
Is art really worth the value it reaches at auction? Take Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi - that fetched $US450m at a Christie's auction recently. Or in NZ, a Colin McCahon work recently broke the… Audio
Govt warned spending plans may fail if economy weakens
There are warnings the Government's plans to alleviate child poverty and boost health and education spending could come unstuck if the economy isn't as strong as expected. The Government's books were… Audio
CEO salaries: How much is too much?
The Government says it will consider moves to rein in rapidly rising salaries for top public servants. Yesterday, for the first time, State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes named three crown… Audio
Money, money, money
A new report has found that just 1000 people own 40 per cent of the Bitcoin market, as it surges in value. Audio
Money, money, money
Money matters today: Will Adrian Orr stack up as the new reserve bank boss? His work as the head of the NZ Super Fund seems to have earned him glowing endorsements. Meanwhile a new report has found… Audio
No more pay rises
The state services commissioner wants to crack down on Crown entity boards hiking the salaries of their bosses. Dr Geoff Plimmer, director of Victoria University's School of Management, tells us why… Audio
Midday Markets for 13 December 2017
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King at Craigs Investment Partners. Audio
'Schools shouldn't be finance companies' - Principal
An NZEI survey of more than 600 primary and intermediate schools has shown that despite the pressure on school operational budgets, four in five could scrap donations. About 82 per cent of the… Audio
Big investors put pressure on worst climate polluters
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is among a group of powerful investors putting pressure on the world's biggest polluters to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The global campaign, dubbed the… Audio
'When I get figures' Children's Minister to consider KidsCan funding
KidsCan says it's been told it will lose its funding on 30 June next year. The charity feeds 30,000 children a week across 700 New Zealand schools. Its executive Julie Chapman told Checkpoint last… Audio
Is Another Global Fiscal Crisis Imminent?
Nights' economist Brian Easton joins us to look back at the warning signs that were missed before the 2008 global financial crisis and asks whether there are any new warning signs we should be… Audio
Adrian Orr appointed as Reserve Bank governor
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the new central bank governor Adrian Orr has the experience to lead the Reserve Bank through a period of change. He takes up the role in March. Video, Audio
Bitcoin's rise and fall
Over the last few weeks many people have been lamenting not having invested in bitcoin, with the cryptocurrency surging in value. But the currency then dropped dramatically, so are we seeing a bubble?
…Callaghan funding favours business over research - scientists
Prominent New Zealand scientists are warning the government research funding agency Callaghan Innovation isn't working. The agency, named in memory of Sir Paul Callaghan, was created to strengthen the… Audio
Bitcoin breaks through $16,000 mark
The cryptocurrency began the year below $US1000 and continues to rise despite warnings of a dangerous bubble.
MBIE admits to $10 million payroll problem
The Government has set aside $10 million to fix a payroll mess affecting 9,000 current and former staff at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Mistakes with holiday pay at MBIE came… Audio
