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Kiwis powerless on insurance premium hikes - advocate
An Australian insurer has been told to unwind a 60 percent increase to a customer's insurance premiums after the person complained - but New Zealand policyholders do not have the same recourse.
Are there really 'mortgage secrets'?
Other than putting more money on it, is there really a faster way to pay off your mortgage? Audio
Principal gives thumbs down to Seymour's revised school lunches
At least one principal is unhappy with the changes to the school lunch programme. Audio
Are there really 'secrets banks don't want you to know'?
You've probably seen the ads - but can you really 'pay off your mortgage in seven to 10 years'?
Is criticism of Reserve Bank unfair?
The Reserve Bank has been surprised by the pace of decline in the inflation rate.
The Official Cash Rate is down, but are you up on the impact?
The OCR goes up to bring inflation down. So now that the OCR is falling, what does it mean for inflation - and what does that mean for New Zealanders? Audio
Jumbo, 75-point OCR cut possible - experts
Debate is growing about whether the Reserve Bank should make a massive cut to the official cash rate next month.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 22 October 2024
On today's episode, the government is toughening up its new Three Strikes law in order to capture more of what it calls the worst of the worst, serious violent and sexual offenders. The first strike… Audio
Australian drivers spending billions on toll roads
Australian drivers are spending billions on toll roads, with one company, Transurban, operating 18 of the country's 22 toll roads. As toll prices are pegged to inflation, costs are increasing, leaving… Audio
Is it OK to be financially average?
We often hear about people striving to be the best, the most successful or the wealthiest. But what if you just want to be average? What's average these days, anyway, and what does that really mean… Audio
How to be financially average
Forget being the highest-earning, the most dedicated saver or the savviest investor. What if you just want to be average? Here's what you need to earn, save, spend in 2024.
Six-month fight with credit card company over $3k refund
The woman was finally refunded when a dispute resolution service stepped in.
I don't have a 20% deposit, can I bid at auction? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
Blood cancer patients call for Pharmac to overhaul funding
Blood cancer patients in their 40s and 50s are backing calls for Pharmac to overhaul its funding model and consider the wider costs of disease in funding decisions. Ellen O'Dwyer reports. Audio
Young people on job seeker benefit struggling to find work
Young people on the job seeker benefit say they're barely surviving as they struggle to find work while dealing with threat of losing their only source of income. In August, the government introduced… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 17 October 2024
In today's episode, Tory Whanau met with the Local Government Minister Simeon Brown in the Beehive this morning after the government raised concerns this week about council dysfunction, an ACC… Audio
How much are real estate salespeople really earning?
New data sheds light on how the soft housing market is affecting commissions.
Researcher warns ACC not to 'manufacture crisis' over debt
An ACC researcher is warning the Accident Compensation Corporation not to manufacture a crisis, after it recorded a $7.2 billion loss this year. Researcher and barrister specialising in ACC law Warren… Audio
Have five-year fixed rates bottomed out?
ASB has cut its six-month rate to 6.39 percent, its one-year rate to 5.99 percent and 18-month rate to 5.79 percent - but terms longer than that might be as low as they'll go, forecasters say.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 17 October 2024
On today's episode, a whistleblower is warning that thousands of at-risk students enrolled at Te Kura, the Correspondence School are sitting at home doing nothing, the Accident Compensation… Audio