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Can I claim Australian pension while in NZ? Ask Susan
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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How to make your kids better with money
25 Oct 2025Parents want what's best for their kids - including a financially comfortable future - but that can be a daunting prospect.
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What should you do with $10,000 now? We asked experts
24 Oct 2025It's not a life-changing Lotto win - but here's how it could improve your future.
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Kiwi workers need a break
24 Oct 2025One in two New Zealanders are reporting feeling burnt out from their job, so is the solution to push through, or take a pre-Christmas breather?
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Group seeks to revive axed Lake Onslow hydro project
A private consortium plans to lodge a fast-track consent application for the pumped hydro storage scheme in the "next week or two".
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Lovin' it this time? Maccas makes new bid for restaurant at tourist hotspot
24 Oct 2025McDonald's is back for round two.
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Will home loan rates drop below 4 percent?
24 Oct 2025Home loan interest rates continue to drop as the Reserve Bank pursues its path to a lower official cash rate, and wholesale markets fall. Audio
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Tourism Holdings expects to return to profitable growth
24 Oct 2025The campervan operator has had a number of difficult years.
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Customers missing out in savings accounts, former bank boss warns
24 Oct 2025A former bank CEO explains what a 'grandfathered' account is and how it might be losing you money.
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Payments unlikely for customers, businesses owed money by GrabOne
24 Oct 2025The failed voucher business owes more than $16.5 million, including at least $3.8m to unsecured creditors.
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Mayor backs Air NZ's call for state subsidies of regional flights
24 Oct 2025Air New Zealand's new chief executive has signalled the government might have to step in to keep planes to smaller centres going. Audio
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UK court rules Apple abused App Store dominance
24 Oct 2025Apple, which has faced mounting pressure from regulators in the US and Europe over the fees it charges developers, said it would appeal.
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Fonterra sale could inject $4.5b into economy
24 Oct 2025The dairy giant is hoping to sell its Anchor and Mainland brands to a French company, though the deal is far from set in stone. Audio
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New Air NZ boss wants 'situational subsidy' for domestic routes
23 Oct 2025Nikhil Ravishankar says there needs to be a form of subsidy for certain flights so they can continue to operate when demand is low. Audio
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Te Karere news has budget slashed by 60%, The Hui receives no funding
24 Oct 2025Funding for the long-standing Māori news bulletin Te Karere has been slashed, while current affairs programme The Hui has had their funding cut completely. The announcement comes from Māori media...
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Which are the best-performing KiwiSaver funds?
23 Oct 2025A new KiwiSaver survey shows the September quarter was a positive one for KiwiSaver providers.
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Telcos told to cut the jargon, be clearer in contracts
23 Oct 2025They will need to spell out exactly what they are offering consumers when it comes to broadband and mobile services contracts.
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Is your manager grumpy in mornings?
23 Oct 2025New research shows not enough quality shut-eye can lead to abusive and unethical behaviour.
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$7000 lost to job scam - and still looking for work
23 Oct 2025The 61-year-old Dunedin woman took a role reviewing accommodation, but was soon asked to create a cryptocurrency wallet. Audio
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How to get investors to help you buy your first house
Housies claims its model should work better than previous versions that have struggled to get off the ground in NZ.
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Business owner 'exceptionally lucky' after patrons escape fire
23 Oct 2025The fire started at the bottom of the two-level concrete building.
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Giving iconic Kiwi brands a French flavour
23 Oct 2025Fonterra is concentrating on its core business, and that means executing one of the biggest business transactions this country has ever seen - to the benefit of its farming shareholders.
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Why home loan preapproval may get easier
First-home buyers may get a boost through the summer months, a property research firm says.
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Construction firm guilty of cartel conduct avoids half a million dollar fine
23 Oct 2025The company ended up being fined just $30,000, the upper-limit of it's ability to pay as advised by both the defence and the crown prosecutor.
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Commerce Commission takes action against ASB
22 Oct 2025It's in connection to the provision of overdrafts and debt collection overpayments.
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GrabOne collapse: Business promises to 'look after the people hurt the most'
22 Oct 2025The collapse of GrabOne has left many businesses struggling to cover the cost of vouchers that the site sold, but has not paid the retailers for. Audio
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Should you take the 18-month fixed rate?
22 Oct 2025A number of banks are moving to cut their rate - but should you take it?
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How Fonterra's $4b deal will change New Zealand
22 Oct 2025Explainer - Why the dairy giant is selling off its iconic brands - and why Winston Peters is angry about it.
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