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Report looks into worker treatment at Dior factory
Investigators in Milan have found workers at Chinese-owned suppliers for Dior have been exploiting workers at factories in Italy, including forcing them to sleep there overnight, according to a report… Audio
Which products have the largest mark-ups in NZ?
Among small, medium and large businesses, antique and used goods dealers are making the largest profits.
How Boeing's plea deal could affect the planemaker
The agreement in principle allows the company to escape a courtroom battle with federal prosecutors.
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