Money
Tax: Weighing up what's fair and what's next
Tax is inherently values-based - what one person thinks is fair could be unfair to someone else. Is that why changing the system is so hard? Audio
More costly fruit and vegetables a driver as food prices rise by 12% in a year
New Stats NZ figures for the year to March show food prices increased by 12 percent for the average household.
New cost of living figures show who it's hitting hardest
The cost of living has risen 7.7 percent in the past year, but not all groups have been impacted equally.
April property listings show steep drop
The housing market has slowed, with new listings last month at the lowest levels for any April on record. Audio
Not-for-profit investment firm expands range of funds
Low cost, not for profit KiwiSaver provider Simplicity is expanding its savings offerings with seven new funds and further lowering its fees.
Arrest warrant issued for former investment executive over alleged $2m fraud
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a former executive of a Nelson-based investment services company, who is facing fraud charges.
Napier residents to pay 12% increase in rates next year
Napier residents will be paying nearly 12 percent more in rates next year, after Napier City Council voted unanimously in favour of the increase.
The increase was set to be as high as 16 percent, but… Audio
Anguish over rates rise impact on residents, businesses after cyclone havoc
Napier business associations and community services are concerned at the prospect of a nearly 12 percent rates hike.
Proving wealthiest pay low tax rates is a good start - now comes the hard part
Analysis - New Zealand's 'one percent' pay lower tax rates than ordinary earners - just don't expect any big changes to tax policy in the near future, Craig Elliffe writes.
'No cuts' - protesters crowd Auckland Council budget meeting
'Get a better budget, bro'. Protesters gathered outside where Auckland councillors were meeting about the city's budget decisions this morning.
The governing body needs to find a way to plug its $295… Audio
Luxon: Labour's no-frills commitment 'too little, too late'
National Party leader Christopher Luxon is not impressed with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' pre-Budget statements, and neither are ACT and the Greens.
PM Hipkins says no capital gains tax in 'no frills' Budget 2023
The Prime Minister has hosed down the idea of a capital gains tax.. a day after his government released a report highlighting the unfairness in the tax system.
Speaking to a business crowd in… Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Today Mary talks about the importance of 'emergency money'. A recent Financial Services Council survey found that 39% of New Zealanders don't have access to $5000 within a week without borrowing. She… Audio
Thousands of dollars a day: Veteran US officers recruited on Australia defence contracts
Retired senior US military officers are being paid thousands of dollars a day to help Australia's Defence Department, Pentagon papers show.
Rich-lister supports capital gains tax as new research opens fresh tax debate
One of New Zealand's wealthiest people says he supports a capital gains tax, as new research lays the groundwork for a fresh tax debate.
Tax expert on IRD report into amount paid by NZ's richest
An IRD report which shows the country's richest families have a median effective tax rate of less than 10 percent while the average New Zealander pays about 20 percent.
David Parker told Morning… Audio
Revenue Minister on report that found richest paying half as much tax as average New Zealander
A capital gains tax could be back on the political agenda following a report showing the country's richest families pay about half as much tax on their income as an average New Zealander.
The IRD… Audio
Rich-lister wants capital gains tax
One of the country's rich listers surveyed in a government report on who pays the most tax says he supports a capital gains tax as do most of the ultra-wealthy.
A two-year investigation by Inland… Audio
CTU 'staggered' by tax figures
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is staggered by figures that show the country's richest families pay about half as much tax on their income as an average New Zealander.
The IRD investigation… Audio
Tax specialists warn over intricacies of capital gains tax
Following an IRD report on tax paid by the wealthy, experts say a capital gains tax may address imbalances in the system but would not be easy to design and implement.
