Money
The Pre-Panel for 27th August 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Plus producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to ask - What's the best bargain you've ever got? That's after Qantas… Audio
MSD sets new targets for employment programmes
Minister of Social Development Louise Upston said she wanted to put beneficiaries first in the queue for support schemes that boosted people's job prospects.
Life preserver: Meet Christchurch's queen of pickles
Preserving queen Katherine Riddell shares how getting into pickles can save you cash.
The adviser helping clients with $100k of retail debt
The number of people being made bankrupt has fallen sharply over the past decade, but there are warnings trouble may lie ahead.
Learning how to preserve and pickle
Our grandparents did it and now a whole new generation wants to learn to pickle and preserve. Pickling novice, Katy Gosset, meets the self- described Preserving Queen who's bringing back 'the old… Audio
Expert: Op-shopping
Op-shopping; some are born with an eye for it, some aren't so lucky. But according to today's experts, it doesn't have to be this way. Afternoons newsreader and vintage-shopping Queen Marama T-Pole… Audio
No increase in funding for RSE inspectors in 17 years
Worker numbers have quadrupled from when the scheme started in 2007 - but inspector funding hasn't increased at all.
Can people still afford to get married?
Tauranga wedding celebrant Debbie Woodfield talks about how to have a wedding that doesn't break the bank Audio
Traffic light system creating atmosphere of 'fear' and 'stress'
The changes could affect many disabled people on the Jobseeker Support benefit, a disabilities advocate says.
Ask Susan: Should I invest in gold?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
Less restaurants and cafes compared to last year
Is the coffee cup half empty when it comes to New Zealand's cafe scene? Stats NZ data shows that, for the first time on record, the number of restaurants and cafes shrank compared to the year before… Audio
Data shows weddings are suffering from economic downturn
Couples might be ready to say I do - but their wallets are not. Data from Stats NZ shows weddings could also be suffering from the economic downturn. Not only has the number of weddings decreased… Audio
Class action against ASB, ANZ could have 100,000 customers
It will be one of the largest class action lawsuits in New Zealand history.
Why you might not want to cut your home loan payments
Home loan borrowers are facing a "massive" opportunity to save money - if they can afford to.
Day after accusing councils of wasting money, govt puts $750K toward dance festival
Critics are targetting funding for a new street dance contest and salaries at the Ministry for Regulation.
New Zealand's shrinking café scene
For the first time in decades, the number of cafés and restaurants is shrinking.
Want NZ banking to be more competitive? Then make it easier to switch banks
Analysis - Though open banking is on the horizon, it may also prove less than effective unless we can demystify the financial system and make switching less costly and less time-consuming, Aaron…
More economic pain ahead
Is New Zealand going through a bout of austerity ... or are we just in a funk after being battered by a parade of bad economic numbers? Audio
'Looking a bit grim' - Price rise warning for gas customers
Powerswitch has had a 'flurry of price change requests' from retailers in recent days, it says. Audio
Former CBL Insurance chief fined $1.4m
The head of the failed CBL Insurance group has been ordered to pay $1.4 million for breaching financial market rules.
