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NZers support increased KiwiSaver contributions: Poll
KiwiSaver providers are hoping public support for increased contribution rates could provide the incentive to push them higher still. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Support for KiwiSaver contribution increases - but providers want more
KiwiSaver providers are unsurprised by the public support, and hope it will see default contribution rates increase further.
Grocery Action Group on proposed changes to Grocery Supply Code
The Commerce Commission draft finding has asked major supermarket players to loosen their grip on the market. Changes are proposed to the Grocery Supply Code. In response, the Grocery Action Group… Audio
KiwiSaver provider prepares to invest in New Zealand businesses
Fisher Funds says the benefit for investors will be in higher returns long-term.
Wide Reserve Bank restructure to follow recent reshuffles
A broad restructuring is on the cards at the Reserve Bank, less than two months after a major funding cut was announced, and following a string of executive changes.
Man steals $150,000 of goods from Facebook Marketplace users
The 36-year-old man is set to due to appear in Waitākere District Court.
Financial Knowledge Quiz with Mary Holm
This week, a quiz to test your financial literacy. How many questions can you get right? Audio
Internal Affairs to attempt modernising births, deaths and marriages registry, again
After writing off $22.9m on the project abandoned last year, DIA will once again look at options.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 5 June 2025
In today's episode, questions are being raised about why the Prime Minister's office did not know that a senior press secretary was investigated by police last year, it's a worrying time for residents… Audio
Consumer NZ on proposed changes to Grocery Supply Code
The Commerce Commission is proposing changes to the Grocery Supply Code but Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy believes the changes don't go far enough. Duffy spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Where house prices may pick up the fastest
Property values nationwide dropped 0.1 percent in May and are now 1.6 percent lower than a year earlier.
More NZers oppose govt's pay equity changes: Poll
A new poll shows more New Zealanders oppose rather than favour the government's pay equity shakeup, with a clear majority saying the public should have been consulted first. Independent pay equity… Audio
Call to rethink tax on KiwiSaver
Members could be significantly better off if New Zealand adopted a tax model similar to Australia's, an economist says.
Advocacy group calls for removal of funeral directors as cremation middleman
Death Without Debt wants to see funeral directors removed as the middleman in cremations, saying it's costing people money.
Households boosted by falling interest rates
Credit bureau Centrix says households are starting to feel the benefit of lower interest rates and weaker inflation - but some people are still feeling the pinch.
David Seymour
Deputy PM, David Seymour, on why he pushed pay equity reforms through so quickly. Plus, his reasons for introducing the Regulatory Standards Bill, and why he thinks nearly all the submissions made… Video, Audio
Biggest bank cuts home loan rates
It will cut its 18-month fixed rate by 10 basis points to 4.89 percent, which the bank said was the lowest since April 2022.
Motorcyclists protest against Wellington's new parking fees
The council have put in fees of $1 per hour for Motorbikes to park in car parks, with a daily cap of $6. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 June 2025
In today's episode, there's another change for the media landscape in Aotearoa with a new marriage between Trade Me and Stuff, employers and manufacturers are describing government moves to change the… Audio
Two months, no offers: Is Wellington's real estate market improving?
"Mine is currently listed for what I paid for it last year, despite all the improvements that I made to it..."
