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High wholesale power prices reducing deals for consumers says Powerswitch
High wholesale power prices are reducing the deals that households can get on their electricity bills, according to the price comparison website Powerswitch. Powerswitch general manager Paul Fuge… Audio
Cheap ways of having fun
Whether you like dancing, drinking or hanging with friends - or even all of the above - everyone needs to cut loose sometimes. So how can we do it on the cheap? Katy Gosset finds out how people hit… Audio
Open banking gets closer
The new wave of open banking takes a step forward this week with the release of two Commerce Commission decisions Audio
Why the unemployment rate is worse than you think
New data from Stats NZ shows the jobless rate is rising quickly.
ANZ cuts mortgage rates
ANZ Bank has cut some of its fixed home loan and term deposit rates again.
How far will home loan rates fall?
The Reserve Bank has signalled further rate cuts to come, but what will that mean for borrowers?
Māori Millionaire: financial literacy champion and changemaker
Te Kahukura Boynton (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe, Te Whakatohea) has been reading personal finance bestsellers, since she was eight - now her podcast Māori Millionaire has over 30,000 followers. Audio
Here's how much an Olympic gold medal is worth
Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr bagged $83,000, while two Hong Kong fencers got $1.28m each - but there are other benefits, too.
Ask Susan: Does the Reserve Bank want more unemployment?
Is the Reserve Bank contributing to a broken system? RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your burning questions.
Consumer NZ critical of commissioner over faulty supermarket prices
It is also concerned shoppers are being asked to spot price discrepancies, when it is the retailers' responsibility. Audio
Time for supermarkets to step up over price errors, customers say
The grocery commissioner has put supermarkets on notice - and shoppers say it's not a moment too soon. Audio
Holiday pay hard for employers to get right
For some of us - scrimping and saving to take a holiday is one of the highights of the year. But what happens when you don't the take holiday and the employer has to pay you instead? Well, it sounds… Audio
Do you check your receipt after doing a shop?
Visual journalist Nick Monro went to Northcote in Auckland to see how often people check their receipts after a shop. Audio
Ruckus brewing over supermarket receipts
A ruckus is brewing over supermarket receipts. The Grocery Commissioner has put supermarkets on notice, warning them if they overcharge shoppers at the til then a customer should get the product for… Audio
Consumer NZ on supermarket price discrepancies
The consumer watchdog says the grocery commissioner has failed to address supermarkets' pricing discrepancies, instead leaving it up to shoppers to police. Consumer NZ head of research and advocacy… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 16th August
On today's episode, Kiwis may be losing tens of millions of dollars a year due to supermarket pricing errors according to the Grocery Commission, Te Papa has decided to start charging international… Audio
Te Papa to charge international visitors entry fee
Te Papa has decided to start charging international visitors an entry fee of $35 from next month. Chief Executive Courtney Johnston spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
McDonald's employee overpaid more than $18,000 in holiday pay
The fast food company is paying out holiday pay to tens of thousands of staff who had their entitlements calculated incorrectly.
Sanctions without benefits
Researchers into poverty are asking the government where the evidence is that its new benefit sanction regime will work.
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Supermarket shoppers 'losing tens of millions a year' over pricing errors
And responsibility for fixing the issues sits squarely with Foodstuffs and Woolworths NZ senior management, the grocery commissioner says. Audio
