Stories by Susan Edmunds

The biggest start-of-year expenses were stationery, followed by transport, uniforms and technology-related costs.

It has been estimated that New Zealanders are paying up to $90 million a year in surcharges. Audio

The regions where one in five working-age adults are on benefits.

银行营业网点的减少和反洗钱法律的相关要求是许多人无法开户的障碍。

You'd have to pay more than $7 million for a median home in the country's priciest suburb but there's plenty of other options. Audio

Motorists are told to be honest with insurers about drinking, but in this case that backfired.

Recent migrants, people who do not speak English, rural communities, trusts, young people and Māori trusts are hit hardest.

多位经济学家就政府的RMA改革发声，认为虽然短期内无法看到立竿见影的成效，但只要政策持续性能够得到保障，应该会有助于改善住房可负担性。

Banks have launched a number of anti-scam tools in recent months, but Consumer NZ says they are still not going far enough.

New Zealanders are coming around to the idea that now is a good time to buy a house, Trade Me says.

Massey University says housing affordability has improved, even though median house prices only fell in two regions.

Planned changes to the Resource Management Act should reduce house prices and improve supply - provided they are able to be enacted.

University of Auckland finance lecturer Gertjan Verdickt has released new research into alternative investments, including Lego, instruments, classic cars, wine, whisky and baseball cards.

More and more people are working past 70, but more than 1000 are going a lot longer. Audio

A growing GST debt burden could be creating a wave of "zombie companies", one tax expert says.

专家统计，在多项生活支出上，选择独身生活的成本都要比两口之家更高。而单身人士在退休前更应进行财务规划。

The committee for economic, social and cultural rights say regressive and ineffective tax policies could disproportionately affect low-income households, women and disadvantaged groups.

Competitors are becoming increasingly aggressive - Kmart is still expanding and Ikea is looming on the horizon.

RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.

RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds looks at how the numbers stack up. Audio

Residents in one suburb are shocked they won't have a supermarket until next year - but data shows that plenty have to go a lot further.

Te Atatū半岛的居民或许要到明年才能等到当地开一家超市--不过RNZ汇总的数据显示，与新西兰很多地方的居民相比，他们日常购物的便利程度已经好很多了。

个人征信记录在现代社会中至关重要，它是其他人评估我们是否可靠、是否能按时履约的主要参考指标。

Will the uptick interfere with the expected further lowering of the official cash rate through this year?

Home loan borrowers are probably deciding now is the time to make the jump and fix for longer, says Corelogic. Audio