Business
Early Business News for 20 May 2025
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
How many years would you have to skip coffee to save enough for a house?
You might have heard the advice: Give up the takeaway coffee, cut back on the avocado on toast. RNZ has crunched the numbers.
Evening business for 19 May 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
'The most demanding brief you could have as a sock maker'
From this month, New Zealand Defence Force staff will be standing to attention with locally made socks on their feet.
Planning a holiday? Here's where your dollar might go further than normal
New Zealand's dollar has become a little stronger against the US in the past month.
The people who want to keep working forever
Stats New Zealand data shows tens of thousands are working in their 70s, 80s and even 90s. What keeps them at their posts?
Early Business News for 19 May 2025
Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
Are doggy bags for restaurant leftovers really on the decline?
Doggie bags are on the way out in the USA, is the trend reflected locally? Ke-Xin Li finds out Audio
The New Zealander behind some of Eurovision’s best hairstyles
Michael Beel swapped working in his regular Lower Hutt salon for a stint with the creative team behind the scenes of the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. J Audio
Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices
The world's largest retailer said this week it would have to start raising prices later this month due to high tariffs.
'Trump bump' expected to lift inflation
Reserve Bank survey had 41 responses from business leaders and professional forecasters.
NZ groceries cheaper than UK, Australia, if you take off GST
Woolworths New Zealand claims a 'full basket' in New Zealand is 10 percent cheaper. Audio
Evening business for 16 May 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
America's biggest health insurer is imploding
The crisis engulfing UnitedHealth hit a crescendo.
Markets Update for 16 May 2025
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Why you might need to be careful of that job offer
Scammers often pretend to work for highly respectable companies, seeking very personal information.
