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Uber loses appeal against ruling drivers are employees
This gives the drivers employee benefits such as leave entitlements, minimum wage and holiday pay.
The Panel with Jennie Moreton & Simon Pound (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jennie Moreton & Simon Pound discuss the court of appeals finding that Uber Drivers are employees not contractors. Plus the lack of transparency in… Audio
What would happen if Methanex left NZ?
It uses 40 percent of the country's gas supply and the country needs a plan if it leaves, experts say. Audio
Expert: Op-shopping
Op-shopping; some are born with an eye for it, some aren't so lucky. But according to today's experts, it doesn't have to be this way. Afternoons newsreader and vintage-shopping Queen Marama T-Pole… Audio
Made in NZ: Dust & Glow
Did you know that 80 to 90 percent of most beauty products are made up of water? But not Gaelle Thieme's. Her brand 'Dust & Glow' creates shampoos and other personal hygiene products that take the… Audio
Company ordered to pay $200k after pastor crushed by roller door
Helen Verry's death was a "tragic consequence" of poor workmanship, WorkSafe says.
From making sherry for friends to one of NZ's biggest wine brands
Selaks was started from a market garden, but now sells more than a million litres of wine a year. Audio
Market Update for 26 August 2024
Market Update for 26 August 2024 Audio
No increase in funding for RSE inspectors in 17 years
Worker numbers have quadrupled from when the scheme started in 2007 - but inspector funding hasn't increased at all.
Early Business News for 26 August 2024
Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
Can people still afford to get married?
Tauranga wedding celebrant Debbie Woodfield talks about how to have a wedding that doesn't break the bank Audio
Unlikely generators will have to dip into the water supply reserves - Meridian
The company is reasonably confident of getting through spring without needing use the reserves.
Tui brewery in Mangatainoka no longer producing beer
Beer has been brewed at the Mangatainoka site since 1889.
Economic recovery: Is this time different?
NZ's biggest bank says things are uncertain because the recession the country has been through was deliberately caused.
Traffic light system creating atmosphere of 'fear' and 'stress'
The changes could affect many disabled people on the Jobseeker Support benefit, a disabilities advocate says.
Budgeting services seek review of MSD process after funding cuts
The Ministry of Social Development is no longer funding 44 of the 132 budgeting services it supported last financial year.
Ask Susan: Should I invest in gold?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
Can music policy transform cities?
Does music have the power to make a cities economy, tourism, and quality of life better? Shain Shapiro is a leading music and cultural policy thinker. In his book This Must Be The Place he examines… Audio