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Consumer NZ launches petition for govt action on supermarkets
Consumer New Zealand has launched a national petition calling on the government to do more to reduce the power of supermakets.
The watchdog says supermarkets are making exorbitant profits as the cost… Audio
Nicola Willis breaks down yesterday's pre-budget speech
With the cost of living crisis being acutely felt by people across Aotearoa, National's deputy leader and finance spokesperson Nicola Willis delivered her pre-budget speech yesterday. In the address… Audio
Motoristist receiving hefty fines in new roading trial
We head to Tauranga to join our Local Democracy Reporting programme journalist Alisha Evans. Alisha has been looking into a controversial new roading trial which has seen motorists receiving some… Audio
Nurses take pay dispute back to ERA
Nurses' long fight for gender pay equity has taken a further hit because of a dispute over back pay - they're heading back to the Employment Relations Authority.
How to save at the supermarket? Destitute Gourmet creator Sophie Gray explains
A Checkpoint checkout challenge has revealed that a comparative grocery shop here and across the ditch is way cheaper in Australia.
Items like bread, milk, cheese, meat, eggs, toiletries and fruit… Video, Audio
Grocery shopping prices in NZ compared to Australia - where can you save?
Countdown's price freeze began today with 500 "essential" items to stay at the same price over winter.
Some consumers have expressed disappointment at the lack of fresh produce, dairy and meat on the… Audio
Travel alternatives sought as fuel expected to hit $4 a litre
More and more families are looking for alternatives to getting behind the wheel, as petrol prices continue to creep back up.
The AA is predicting it could even reach $4 a litre. Last week the… Audio
Privacy breach prompts crypto trade warning
Crypto investors are being encouraged to trade through local platforms after 24 New Zealanders were caught up in an overseas privacy breach.
ACC advice on public holiday pay reversed
Officials have reversed their advice that employers legally have to pay a worker who is on ACC for a public holiday.
Sharp drops in Kiwisavers spook investors
Soaring oil prices, an ongoing global pandemic, war in Ukraine, high inflation and rising interest rates, it's a combination that has investors spooked and financial commentators raising the spectres… Audio
The silent crisis being fuelled by Ukraine and Covid
There are warnings that 44 million people are on the verge of famine as the war in Ukraine pushes already record-high food prices.
Start-ups will need $1b to thrive over next seven years - Angel Association
The Angel Association says record investment in young companies and start-ups isn't sustainable.
Small KiwiSaver provider launches Bitcoin opportunity for investors
Kōura is putting limits on how much can be invested and says the offering is not suitable for everyone.
Countdown to freeze prices on essential items: 'It's tough out there'
One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis. Audio
Evening business for 5 May 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305636284112 Video, Audio
Kiwi Wealth won’t do business with DGL unless CEO goes
A KiwiSaver fund has blacklisted a chemical company over its chief executive's alleged racist and sexist comments about celebrity chef and My Food Bag Founder, Nadia Lim.
In an interview with NBR… Video, Audio
School counts cost of coaxing kids back to class after Covid-19
Fed up with students not turning up, an Auckland college has hired attendance navigators and taken out radio ads to try get kids into the classroom.
New PPTA numbers show 60,000 students are missing… Video, Audio
Countdown to freeze prices on essential items over winter
One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on at least 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis.
Countdown says it has identified… Video, Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Today Mary Holm answers a list of questions from a listener regarding when it's a good idea to suspend Kiwisaver payments. Audio
'Lack of transparency' to income insurance scheme concerns accountants
The scheme, designed by the government, Business New Zealand, the Council of Trade Unions, would pay workers who had lost their job up to 80 percent of their wages for up to seven months.