Economy
Pessimism persists despite slight lift in employee confidence
Job prospects are especially worrying for those under 30 and over 50, a new survey has found.
New Zealand's prosperity is falling, tracker shows
Prosperity Live measures beyond the headline numbers, including education, employment, safety and work-life balance.
First-home buyers' 10-year, $260,000 rent bill to save deposit
A decade ago, a buyer would have taken nine years to save a 20 percent deposit.
No Stupid Questions Wednesday 24 September 2025
No Stupid Questions Wednesday 24 September 2025 Audio
'Brutal' 18 months sees iconic Wellington coffee brand sell up
Matt Lamason has sold the People's Coffee brand. Audio
'Serious concerns': Peters slams new visa rules
Two new pathways for skilled migrants will kick in from the middle of next year, ministers have announced. NZ First isn't happy. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, The government is loosening work-to-residency visa settings, creating two pathways to residence for skilled migrants that will start next year, Six thousand doctors and dentists… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight, we've been talking about the decline in people learning to drive manual cars, but in… Audio
How much worse is the economy than two years ago?
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has been under pressure, but how have things changed since the election? Audio
New NZ cruise season begins amid gloomy expectations
Visitor numbers are expected to fall 20 percent on last year, which were 20 percent down on the previous year.
People’s Coffee founder sells up after 'brutal' 18 months
The founder of Wellington coffee brand, People's Coffee, says a brutal 18 months in the hospitality industry led to his decision to sell the business entirely. Ellen O'Dwyer reports. Audio
Business confidence high in Canterbury
Canterbury is continuing to buck national trends, with business confidence relatively high. Business Canterbury chief executive Leeann Watson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Canterbury businesses positive local economy about to turn around
The latest quarterly survey shows 64 percent of business expect the local economy to strengthen over the next year.
The terrifying prospect of being replaced by AI
The Detail: A workplace performance expert warns that introducing artificial intelligence simply to replace people will backfire badly for companies.
When AI in the workplace goes wrong
A workplace performance expert warns that introducing artificial intelligence simply to replace people will backfire badly for companies. Audio
Cafe calls for pathway to residency for overseas hospo workers
The owners of Wellington's Chocolate Fish cafe want a clear pathway to residency for hospitality workers from overseas. In an open letter to the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality, they say hospo… Audio
Government vows to speed up classroom upgrades to boost construction sector
The government has said it is speeding up a suite of classroom upgrades and school maintenance projects to help boost the struggling construction sector. It has announced a near half-billion-dollar… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 22nd September 2025
In today's episode, Portugal has joined Australia, Canada and the UK in officially recognising a Palestinian state, Investor confidence is at its lowest level in nearly five years, It's a soggy day… Audio
Imported fruit pushing out our peaches
Orchardists are pulling out their trees after Wattie's told them it's shrinking production of the canned fruit. So how did it happen?
New apartment block to rent out all 77 units
Whetū, Ockham's latest building in Auckland's Point Chevalier will be build to rent Audio
