Retail spending falls by $160 million in April after March fuel spike
Spending on motor vehicles (excluding fuel) also fell, down $8.1m or 4.1%, while apparel spending fell by $4.1m…
From boring to banger: Rapper turns Kiwis’ mortgage misery into music
How 900 ‘boring’ Kiwi mortgage stories became a hip-hop banger ‘What’s the Kiwi dream? House, family and car,…
The Warehouse Group sales dip as freight costs rise and shoppers stay home
“Cost discipline and working capital management remains our immediate priority while we continue the work to lift margin…
Youth unemployment and rising costs push young New Zealanders to Australia – The Economy of Everything
In the Economy of Everything podcast this week Tamsyn Parker and Liam Dann take a look at the…
Super-K flu strain: Highly-infectious virus to dominate winter sick season as experts await onset
University of Auckland Immunisation Advisory Centre principal medical adviser Dr Nikki Turner. Photo / Supplied “We are expecting…
Cotality data shows Kiwis holding on to homes for longer amid prolonged housing downturn
“Property values have been broadly flat for some time, and the pain and gain figures are reflecting that…
The money advice worth hearing
What Kiwis wish they’d known about their finances. This opinion article by Karla Byrnes, Strategic Partnerships Lead for…
Phone scammers posing as Spark staff jailed for $833k fraud on retirees
The scammers had a warped sense of humour, playing a “prank which was likely to cause extreme embarrassment”…
The simple technique that could revolutionise your relationship with money – The Prosperity Project
“Because I had trained as a therapist, I was like … you talk to me as if I’m…
ANZ consumer confidence falls to three year low as inflation fears rise
“Concern about the broader economic outlook is also evident, and predictions of Official Cash Rate (OCR) hikes won’t…
Police warn drivers after road toll passes total deaths at this time last year
Of the 14 fatal crashes in the past fortnight, nine were head-on collisions caused by vehicles crossing the…
The essential health checks older Kiwis should not skip
But a male relative’s results weren’t so good. The words “very severe coronary calcification” and “high risk” leapt…