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Smart tech to break a habit
As gambling gets more sophisticated, researchers are planning a counter-attack using smart technology. Audio
Insurance premium increase leaves council with $500,000 gap
It means Marlborough rates will increase this financial year from 12.96 percent to just over 13.6 percent.
Evening business for 8 July 2024
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Mortgagee sales: 'It's going to get much, much worse'
Many are homes of business owners that they've had to put up as collateral, a property expert says. Audio
Homeowners finding it increasingly hard to meet mortgage repayments
As the cost of living crisis bites, and job losses mount, homeowners are finding it increasingly hard to meet mortgage repayments. While not at the levels we saw during the GFC, mortgagee sales are… Audio
Hundreds of thousands struggling to pay for electricity
About 360,000 people can't afford the power they need. Some sit there with "nothing but the lights on" as they freeze. Audio
Milk company prepares for vote with survival on the line
The company's survival is on the line.
Here's what happened when I tried zero-based budgeting
First Person: We may have just crawled out of a recession, but times are still tough, Jogai Bhatt writes. Could a TikTok-famous budgeting method help?
Early Business News for 8 July 2024
Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
'We need to pay for the roads' - Transport Minister
Simeon Brown says the seven new roads of significance which are being fast-tracked may be tolled to help pay for them.
Hannah McQueen: Money matters
Self-described "financial force of nature," Hannah McQueen is a chartered accountant and founder of financial literacy company Enable Me. Audio
Ask Susan: Can't the govt give 2% home loans?
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
'Aotearoa should be the world's first renewable economy'
A Great Barrier Island company is aiming to revolutionise energy with one of the world's first peer to peer sharing grids. Audio
Antonia Murphy: The ethical pimp who inspired Madam
In 2016 Antonia Murphy started a feminist escort agency in New Zealand called The Bach. It wasn't the career she planned, but after immigrating to New Zealand from America and raising a family her… Audio
Auckland's pizza king grabs slice of glory
Kiwi pizza fans can now enjoy an authentic Italian slice made by one of the best pizzaiolos (pizza makers) in the world - Enis Bacova. Audio
Newshub at 6 signs off with a bang - and a whimper
Ever since TV3 launched back in 1989, the channel’s staff have brought viewers a 6pm bulletin every single day - up until today. Did Newshub at 6 go out with a bang - or a whimper? Was there…
The Panel with Anna Dean and Martin Bosley (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean and Martin Bosley discuss the curtain closing of Newshub and the Labour party taking out the UK election. Audio
