Money
Big job ahead for Auckland Council after cyclone, CRL blowout
A mountain to climb - that's how one Auckland councillor describes the tough road ahead for those in charge of the Super City.
The council needs to find about one-and-a-half billion dollars to cover… Audio
Warning to business owners, relatives of potentially severe fallout from loans
Flood-hit small business owners rebuilding after severe weather events are being warned to take a pause before seeking loans.
Early childhood centres unsure how to cover pay parity
Some early childhood centres don't know how they'll cover the cost of pay parity for their staff.
For Vince Grgicevich, the gap between extra government funding and higher pay rates will be about… Audio
Cyclone-hit homeowners' cash payouts likely to fall short of full rebuild costs, lawyer warns
An insurance expert is warning flood and cyclone-hit homeowners with claims for write-offs are likely to get cash payouts that won't fully cover their rebuild costs.
The government indicates a Com Com study into banks
The government is giving its strongest indications yet of a Commerce Commission study into banking after a record result in profits last year.
National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis… Audio
Grey Power looking at super's seven percent rise
Benefit payments rates will get an inflation-matching increase of 7.2 percent next month.
Superannuation payments will go up by $33 a week for an individual; and $25 a week each for a couple.
It's… Audio
Banks make new record profits amid strong inflation, rising interest rates
Collective profits for the sector were $7.18 billion for the year ended December, as pressure grows for an inquiry into the level of profits banks are making.
Hipkins on government spending rethink
The government says it's freeing up more money and more "bandwidth" to help it focus on cost of living pressures, by slashing a bunch of its more unpopular policies.
Speed limit reductions are… Audio
Wheelchair users claim discrimination in concert, sport ticket sales
Wheelchair users are being charged up to four times as much for tickets to sporting events and concerts.
Many in the community feel they're being discriminated against.
Jonty Dine reports.
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Scramble after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
One of the largest banks in the US has collapsed after it faced a bank run with customers scrambling to withdraw their cash.
Silicon Valley Bank was the sixteenth-largest bank in the U-S by market… Audio
Lynda Moore: Love Your Money
What sort of conversations do we have with money? If they involve swearing, that probably isn't the right way of going about things. According to Lynda Moore the way to make your money grow involves a… Audio
US shuts down California bank in biggest failure since 2008
US regulators have shut down a major California bank and taken control of its customer deposits in the largest failure of a US bank since 2008.
Thousands of teachers ready to strike over stalled pay talks
Hundreds of thousands of school children will get a day off school when about 50-thousand school and kindergarten teachers join forces in a mega-strike next week.
Members of the Post Primary Teachers… Audio
Ministry of Education responds to teacher strike action
50,000 teachers will go on strike next Thursday, closing kindergartens, primary, intermediate, and high schools.
The general manager of employment relations and pay equity at the Ministry of… Audio
50,000 teachers go on strike next Thursday
High staff turnover, lack of retention and poor pay is pushing more than 50,000 teachers to take strike action.
It will close kindergartens through to high schools next Thursday after the unions… Audio
KiwiSaver provider Simplicity cuts fees and criticises others in industry
From April 1 it will charge a standard 0.3 percent fee on its conservative, balanced, and growth funds.
Political editors panel: Public service posturing
Friday means Morning Report's weekly political panel.
This week Newshub's Political Editor Jenna Lynch, joined RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson. Audio
School closures likely next week due to teachers' strike
Widespread school closures are likely next week after primary and kindergarten teachers voted to go on strike on the same day as secondary school teachers.
The decision means nearly 50,000 union… Audio
Shopping for cheap fuel will save people hundreds of dollars each year
Aucklanders could save between $260-350 a year on petrol bills, just by shopping around.
The Commerce Commission's latest fuel price monitoring report for July to September last year finds price… Audio
Bidding consortium exploring alternatives after Pushpay shareholder rejection
The unsuccessful bidders for mobile donations company Pushpay have asked for more time to see whether they can agree on an alternative proposal.
