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Power providers struggle as customers move for competitive prices
A Consumer NZ electricity satisfaction survey has unearthed poor results for some of New Zealand's biggest providers.
Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
Pattrick discusses the sale of KiwiWealth to Fisher Funds, the deepening problems with three waters policy and why he thinks the $350 dollar cost of living payment is political poison of the worst… Audio
Cost of living crisis: Call for govt to help low income earners on benefit
The first of three $116 instalments was paid yesterday to two million New Zealand tax residents who earn under $70,000. Audio
Sizeable building spend needed to accommodate new scanning facilities
Wellington Hospital needs to spend $5.4 million on construction to fit in its new scanning equipment.
Government in dark over numbers getting cost of living payment overseas
The government doesn't know exactly how many ineligible people have received the cost of living payment.
IRD tight-lipped on numbers overseas receiving cost of living payment
Nearly 1000 people have opted out of the government's $350 cost of living payment, Inland Revenue says.
$200m insurance payouts for extreme weather events damage
Insurers have paid out close to $200 million for extreme weather claims in the 12 months to June.
Political donations cases expose laissez faire laws - expert
Court cases looking into the way donations are made to political parties have exposed New Zealand's laissez faire laws, according to an associate law professor.
Tim Kuhner from Auckland University… Audio
National, ACT won't support political donations changes
National and ACT are refusing to support changes to the political donations regime, saying they 'screw the scrum' in favour of the governing Labour party.
A review of electoral laws is common after… Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Mary talks today about growing women's financial wellbeing. She's been at at Financial Council summit on women and finances which was looking closely at the gender retirement gap. Mary shares what was… Audio
Second former Reserve Bank staffer criticises current moves
Former Reserve Bank chairman Arthur Grimes says there's a lack of knowledge at the bank on how to run monetary policy, and change is needed.
It follows criticism by former Reserve Bank Governor… Audio
Thousands who are eligible could miss out on $350 govt payments
More than 164,000 people could miss out on the government's $350 cost of living bonus payments because the tax department does not have their bank account details. Audio
IRD still needs thousands of bank accounts for cost of living bonus
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders could miss out on the government's cost of living bonus as the IRD does not have their bank account details.
The first of three instalments is due on Monday for an… Audio
The downfall of wanted crypto-queen Dr Ruja Ignatova
There was a time when Dr Ruja Ignatova was like a rock star, with fans flocking to Wembley arena to hear her talk about Onecoin, her cryptocurrency she said would kill Bitcoin. Now she's on the FBI's… Audio
Students called in to help at Dunedin Hospital
Staffing shortages were so bad at Dunedin Hospital over the weekend, 21 students were called in from the Otago Polytechnic Nursing school to cover a total of 27 hospital aide shifts.
The students… Audio
Fisher Funds has inside running as Kiwi Wealth sale imminent
The sale of state-owned investment business Kiwi Wealth is imminent.
Businesses warned of losing staff as wages fail to keep up with inflation
A new survey says 2022 is becoming the year of the virtual pay cut as wages fail to keep pace with inflation.
'They're using church connections to run their business and control people'
A cult-like church that exerts almost complete control over its members has metastasised into a multinational corporation with massive buying power.
Think tank says Reserve Bank made mistakes which led to out of control inflation
Free market think tank the New Zealand Initiative has denounced the Reserve Bank, and other central banks for making what it says are serious mistakes which led to inflation getting out of control.
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'I was given all these envelopes, I didn't know what was in them'
The secretive, cult-like church says its members volunteer their time to contribute to society, but an RNZ investigation has found hundreds of thousands of dollars were sent every year to a Sydney…
