08:30am Tue 05 Dec, 2023
Falling local spending as household budgets face greater pressure is leading to "unprecedented challenges" for the retail sector. Credit bureau Centrix data... Read More
07:00pm Mon 04 Dec, 2023
The money withdrawn early from KiwiSaver funds due to financial hardship has doubled compared to a year ago, with significantly more people taking money out... Read More
08:00pm Thu 30 Nov, 2023
The Reserve Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as expected, and repeated that rates will stay high for an extended period. The Official... Read More
10:45am Fri 24 Nov, 2023
Egg producers are hopeful prices have peaked and the egg shortage of early-2023 will soon be a distant memory. The country's layer hen population is continuing... Read More
07:00pm Thu 23 Nov, 2023
Home loan borrowers worrying about higher interest rates may finally be getting the news they have been waiting for - financial markets now expect interest rates... Read More
07:00pm Wed 22 Nov, 2023
The number of job ads fell in October in all regions except Taranaki, with real estate and property one of the few industry sectors to record growing demand... Read More
07:00pm Tue 21 Nov, 2023
Kiwis are being urged to pause before they pay this Black Friday by MBIE's Consumer Protection team in order to avoid falling victim to scammers. Major... Read More
06:00pm Tue 21 Nov, 2023
Nearly half the country's nurses are not working as nurses, with some even taking jobs in supermarkets or on road gangs in preference to healthcare. Te... Read More
05:00pm Tue 21 Nov, 2023
Woolworths says there has been a 131 per cent rise in physical assaults against its staff in the last six months, compared to the same time last year. The... Read More
07:04pm Wed 15 Nov, 2023
Car insurance premiums have sky rocketed up 38 per cent in two years, according to a Consumer NZ survey. The independent non-profit organisation is urging... Read More
05:00pm Tue 07 Nov, 2023
Businesses are being warned their insurance may not cover them for losses resulting from online marketplace scams. In a recent case investigated by the Insurance... Read More
06:00pm Thu 02 Nov, 2023
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9 per cent in the September 2023 quarter, compared with 3.6 percent last quarter, according to figures... Read More