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But an expert says this was anticipated when the scheme was introduced.

Researchers say it could be better to help people buy first homes, rather than helping them pay rent.

RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.

报告指出，新西兰消费者在中国电商平台购物已超百万人次，但专家认为电商平台或首先关注于人口规模更大的市场。

Experts suggest surplus stock could see online retail giants like Temu and Shein stepping up their activity in New Zealand.

Workers First Union, which represents some Woolworths staff, says it would mean the loss of income for thousands of workers.

Banks have shifted their floating rates in response to this week's official cash rate cut, but borrowers may have a little longer to wait before fixed rates move. Audio

If you owe money to Inland Revenue, you might soon be contacted by Baycorp, chasing it.

Some fund managers had already shifted some of their growth fund investments into more defensive assets, before Trump's tariff turmoil hit.

Forty percent of New Zealanders are paying more in their power bills because of the phase-out of low-user tariffs, according to a new report. Audio

As widely expected and signalled, the rate was cut by 25bps, to 3.5 percent.

About 11,000 people around the country have Transpower "assets" such as pylons on their land. Another almost 20,000 have power lines running above.

Construction cost growth is slowing, and that may be because buyers have too much choice.

Interest rates fell significantly, as stock markets were sent reeling this week.

Economists say they aren't the only workers getting "effective pay cuts".

It followed the second-biggest just a few days earlier.

Some can't move, even if they need to, association says

Experts weigh in on what to do if you're affected as share markets fall.

Though international markets continue to plummet, Trump could stop the slide whenever he wants, commentators say.

Those with multiple properties are being encouraged to tap into the resource to find finance.

Maybe it's a coffee on the way to work that you could have made at home, or a new pair of shoes you didn't really need, bought because they were on sale.

Term deposit interest rates have fallen, and one fund manager says it's encouraging people to look at what other options might be available.

US President Donald Trump may have shaken international markets with the introduction of sweeping tariffs, but what it means for New Zealand borrowers is not yet clear.

RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.

Official data reveals the longest period current beneficiaries have been receiving support. Audio