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How to be financially average
22 Oct 2024Forget being the highest-earning, the most dedicated saver or the savviest investor. What if you just want to be average? Here's what you need to earn, save, spend in 2024.
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The Detail: A beginners guide to the economy
22 Oct 2024The OCR goes up to bring inflation down. So now that the OCR is falling, what does it mean for inflation - and what does that mean for New Zealanders?
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Record benefit number sparks unemployment warning
21 Oct 2024Nearly 400,000 people are on some form of benefit - almost the same proportion of the population as after the Global Financial Crisis.
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America's Cup held overseas was 'significant loss' to Auckland hospitality, businesses say
21 Oct 2024"We weren't allowed to be open for customers, we would have opened if the government granted us extended hours like it did with the Rugby World Cup."
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Head of embattled dairy company Synlait resigns
21 Oct 2024It has come just weeks after the company secured its near term survival.
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NZ lacking in housing, rail and flood defences - survey
21 Oct 2024A global survey indicates two thirds of the population believe New Zealand is not doing enough to meet infrastructure needs.
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Family forced to tear out cherry orchard after storm
21 Oct 2024For 16 years Hugh and Linda Findlay have been selling their cherries from a shed near Napier. Audio
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Businessman must pay $4m after workplace death
21 Oct 2024A South Auckland business will pay a multimillion-dollar settlement for a workplace death in 2015.
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Job ads, applications both drop
21 Oct 2024Talk of increased business confidence is not yet playing out in the real world, SEEK says.
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Five years for 'wiped out' first-home buyers to get back on track
19 Oct 2024There is a long grind still ahead for those affected by the market downturn.
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I don't have a 20% deposit, can I bid at auction? - Ask Susan
19 Oct 2024RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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You're being offered voluntary redundancy. What's next?
18 Oct 2024What are the rules for a voluntary redundancy offer, and what do staff need to know?
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Fuel costs, exchange rate blamed as Sounds Air pulls plug on capital to Westport flights
18 Oct 2024The airline was operating the service at a loss which was not uncommon for regional services, its boss says. Audio
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Borrower refunded after dealership claimed boarder on application
18 Oct 2024It comes after he struggled to keep up payments and asked a financial mentor for help, who discovered the issue.
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Building enough supply chain resilience, sustainability to survive next global crisis
18 Oct 2024Analysis - External events can severely disrupt the flow of goods, delay deliveries or damage critical infrastructure.
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600 staff to lose jobs as meatworks closes
18 Oct 2024Workers at the plant in Timaru have been told it will close by the end of December.
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'Critical infrastructure': Regional airlines need govt funding - operator
20 Oct 2024Sounds Air says all regional airlines are "increasingly desperate" and need backing from the government - and Shane Jones has floated the idea of a dedicated fund. Audio
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Why young Kiwis leaving is a big worry
18 Oct 2024And why a tax cut for people under 35 wouldn't fix a system one economist calls a "Ponzi scheme".
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NZ ramps up trade dispute with Canada
The two countries have locked horns for years over NZ dairy exporters' access to the Canadian market. Audio
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Demand for consumer credit falls in September
18 Oct 2024Bucking the trend of flattening demand for consumer credit was increased demand for personal loans.
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Could be mid 2026 before sparks of life in economy
18 Oct 2024It won't be until mid-next year that some sparks of life are seen, economic consultancy says.
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Westpac says uptake of cut-rate loans for sustainable projects 'fantastic'
18 Oct 2024Property developers are taking advantage of cut-rate loans for investment in projects that meet sustainable development goals, Westpac NZ says.
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Retirement village sector seeks clarity on unsold units
17 Oct 2024Anyone who moves into a retirement village pays for the right to occupy a unit - but families and residents say it takes too long to be repaid when they leave.
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What Kiwis in Australia have to say about why they crossed the ditch
17 Oct 2024More jobs and better pay mean 27,000 migrated from New Zealand to Australia.
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