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One job, 1000 applicants: Jobseekers' battle not improving
27 Jun 2025One woman told RNZ she is at breaking point after applying for jobs for over a year. Audio
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Are coffee prices heading down? Don't hold your breath
26 Jun 2025Global coffee prices might have fallen but there's a warning that it might not mean you pay any less in your local cafe.
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How do I find out if an airline is safe?
26 Jun 2025Why isn't all the key info always publicly available? And how can we know which airlines are safe?
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Gender pay gap reversal for directors' fees - survey
26 Jun 2025Female directors are earning more than their male counterparts in private sector boardrooms, the Strategic Pay survey shows.
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How bad your credit score can get before it's a problem
26 Jun 2025There are three different credit bureaux in New Zealand and for all of them, the lower your score, the poorer your credit rating.
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American stock market nears all-time record in stunning turnaround
26 Jun 2025It would be a remarkable change of events for the US stock market since the S&P 500 was on the brink of a bear market just two months ago.
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Lending disclosure regulations threaten financial system - Banks
26 Jun 2025And they are calling for changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.
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Kiwi software company Xero to buy US payments platform for $4.1b
25 Jun 2025Accounting software giant Xero is to buy payments platform operator Melio as it looks to expand earnings in the US.
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Kiwibank offers new lending programme for start ups
25 Jun 2025The bank is trialling StartUp+ in conjunction with venture capital group Ministry of Awesome.
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Why haven't KiwiSaver warnings proved true?
25 Jun 2025When the United States attacked Iran's nuclear sites at the weekend, it prompted predictions oil prices could soar and financial markets could be shaken.
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Should people over 65 earning $200,000 be able to claim NZ Super?
25 Jun 2025More than 9000 people aged over 65 earn more than $200,000 a year, according to 2023 Census data. Audio
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Two supermarkets plead guilty to breaching Fair Trading Act
25 Jun 2025The Commerce Commission said they used inaccurate pricing and misleading specials.
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How are New Zealand cinemas surviving?
25 Jun 2025With the rising cost of living, the slow economy and numerous streaming options - how are New Zealand cinemas doing?
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Record numbers of people chasing a dwindling number of jobs
25 Jun 2025Seek's May monthly report showed a fall in the number of jobs advertised but a rise in applications per listing.
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Removing red tape key priority for FMA - report
25 Jun 2025The authority has released its first Financial Conduct Report
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The big 'but' in our slow economic recovery
25 Jun 2025As far as New Zealand's economic recovery goes, we're still crawling out of our deep recessionary hole - and we've just hit a global glitch
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Willis rules out fuel subsidies as global oil prices surge
The previous Labour government cut 25 cents a litre off fuel prices in 2022, in the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine.
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Is it real or is it AI? How to tell fake from real
24 Jun 2025Explainer - AI-generated images are unavoidable these days. If you're not a computer expert, how do you even know what's real anymore?
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What happens if your travel plans are disrupted by airspace closures?
24 Jun 2025"War and closure of air space is certainly an 'extraordinary' circumstance."
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Opposition mounts to new tax on not-for-profit sector
24 Jun 2025Federated Farmers says it is not a routine tax consultation, it is a "significant new interpretation that overturns 20 years of settled practice".
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NZ dollar rises, US slips in broad risk rally after Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire
The risk-sensitive Aussie dollar got a lift and last traded 0.3 percent higher at $0.6480, while the Kiwi currency also rose 0.3 percent to $0.5994.
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'Doing the right thing': Event to help suppliers affected by supermarket fire
24 Jun 2025About 70 small local suppliers were stocked at the store.
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Millions going mad for New Zealand-made garden game
24 Jun 2025Grow a Garden, a Roblox game where players plant virtual seeds and grow exotic plants, had 20 million people playing it at once last weekend.
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Queuing for brunch and browsing the shops a rose tinted memory in Ponsonby
24 Jun 2025A Ponsonby business says landlords are willing to let some of Ponsonby road's more well-known shops empty out in order to keep the rents high. Audio
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