Money
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown on big budget blowout - and how to fix it
The council's budget shortfall for the next financial year is expected to reach $375m- up from $295m. Councillors attended a closed-door workshop yesterday morning to receive a budget update, ahead of… Audio
Do the wealthy pay their fair share of tax?
Do the wealthy pay their fair share of tax? Three recent reports have come to very different conclusions. An Inland Revenue investigation has found New Zealand's wealthiest families pay less than half… Audio
How high could Auckland rate rises go with Council budget blowout?
Aucklanders are facing even bigger potential rates rises and service cuts. The council's budget shortfall for the next financial year is expected to reach 375 million dollars, up from $295m. And on… Audio
Pre-budget speech from Finance Minister
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is giving a pre-budget speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce this morning.
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Personal finance: Safe banking in troubled times
Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to talk about how banks have always been a safe haven for investors during times of economic downturn, but recent failures around the world have shaken investor… Audio
Calls for MSD debts to be wiped
Andrew Hubbard from Citizens Advice Bureau joins Kathryn to share a new report which calls for the government to wipe the debts that clients owe to the Ministry of Social Development. Audio
Buy now pay later tools don't go far enough to stop lending abuse - Agency
A new data sharing initiative between major buy now pay later providers doesn't have enough teeth to prevent lending to people unable to make their repayments, a financial agency says.
Small business owners want helping hand in Budget 2023
Small business owners are holding out little hope that the upcoming Budget 2023 will ease their financial woes.
New buy now pay later initiative aims to protect people in financial difficulty
Credit bureau Centrix is working with major buy now pay later providers, such as Afterpay, Zip and Laybuy, to launch the new initiative, PayWatch.
Consumer NZ: buyers being overcharged for second-hand cars
Consumer NZ is warning buyers to be wary of dodgy car finance deals. Consumer NZ recieved a complaint from a Wellington man who signed up for a thirty-thousand-dollar Go Car Finance loan for a car… Audio
Kiwisaver provider calls for inquiry into bank profits
New Zealand remains the only country in the OECD where the top four companies are all banks.
That's according to Sam Stubbs, the chief executive of Kiwisaver provider, Simplicity, responding to the… Audio
Education Ministry investigates pay equity among teachers
The Education Ministry is investigating whether sexism means teachers are paid less than they should be.
The pay equity investigation covers 90,000 school and early childhood teachers and principals… Audio
Calls for tightening of buy-now-pay-later schemes
Calls are growing for the government to move more quickly to tighten the rules on buy-now-pay-later schemes.
The latest figures show a record 10.5 per cent of people who shop this way were in debt… Audio
Defence Force investment nets praise from some
A former Defence Minister is applauding a close-to $750 million investment in wages, assets and infrastructure.
Defence personnel are lined up to get a sizeable pay rise after years of low morale… Audio
The price to live in paradise
At $60,048 a year, the average wage for people in Nelson and Tasman is 14 percent below the national average for 2022. Audio
NZDF personnel in line for pay rise in major Budget boost
Defence Force personnel are in line for a pay bump as part of a major Budget boost unveiled by the government. Audio
Oranga Tamariki cuts funding for 130 trusts working with youth
A Christchurch trust working with at-risk youth is one of more than 130 to have their funding cut by Oranga Tamariki.
The Youth Alive Trust has been around for more than three decades and runs… Video, Audio
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and James Elliott (Part One)
Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Nalini Baruch and James Elliott discuss whether New Zealand should investigate becoming a republic and mortgage rates have now exceeding what many… Audio
After-pay services trap people in poverty cycle
A budget advisor in south Auckland says buy now - pay later schemes are an addictive problem for those struggling to cope with the cost of living.
The latest figures show a record 10-and-a-half per… Audio
Families using buy now pay later schemes for groceries
Budget advisers are increasingly alarmed about the number of people using buy now pay later schemes for groceries as they struggle to cope with the cost of living.
Struggling families are racking up… Audio
