Jane Wrightson

A survey of 3600 households has found a third have not recovered their pre-pandemic income levels, and 11 percent are still on severely reduced incomes.

Two surveys were carried out by the Commission… Audio

A survey of more than 3600 households has revealed one in three are earning less now than they were in February due to Covid-19. Conducted by the Commission for Financial Capability, the survey found… Audio

A new survey has exposed a gender gap in the financial knowledge of Kiwi men and women.

The Commission for Financial Capability surveyed 3000 New Zealanders about their understanding of basic… Audio

Researchers say a potential silver lining to Covid-19 is that appears to be helping some New Zealanders become better with money.

Many people have shown an improvement in their knowledge and… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

A survey on the impact of Covid-19 on New Zealanders' financial wellbeing found 40 percent were facing hardship.  Audio

Stark new research finds one in three New Zealand households are in financial difficulty due to Covid 19, and 40 per cent say they are at risk of tipping into hardship. Audio

A long held plan to change rules around high-interest loans was accelerated through Parliament yesterday, forming part of a Covid-19 Response bill that becomes law once it is granted Royal Assent.

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People are being urged not to dip into their Kiwisaver fund to get them through the Covid-19 lockdown.

It is possible to access Kiwisaver through a hardship grant, but the Retirement Commissioner… Audio

Kathryn talks to the outgoing head of New Zealand On Air, Jane Wrightson about her 12 years leading the allocation of around $100 million in funding to content creators across our screens and… Audio

You paid for a TV programme about how modern New Zealand was built - and you have to pay again to see the earlier episodes behind a paywall.  Meanwhile, Parliament TV is screening stuff from the… Audio

Broadcaster MediaWorks is cutting key local TV comedies. Mediawatch says it’s a further sign of the company’s deepening problems and wider troubles in free-to-air television. And it is also a headache… Audio

A Colmar Brunton survey commissioned by New Zealand On Air and Creative New Zealand has found that the median personal annual income for 'creative professionals' is around $36,000 -  below the living… Audio, Gallery

How are they planning to take on the world, how much will it cost? Simon Morris talked to the CEO's of New Zealand On Air and the Film Commission Jane Wrightson and Annabel Sheehan. Audio, Gallery

A quarter of Denmark's population regularly watch Danish TV dramas, while the highest-rating Kiwi drama attracted an audience of just over 250,000 last year. Mediawatch asks a Danish expert what their… Audio