Stories by Susan Edmunds

The Ministry of Social Development says Rhonda Saxton can't afford rent on new premises - but she says she's already proved she can.

With the 'investment' provider registered overseas, there is little she can do to try to get her money back.

MBIE favoured a 2 percent increase, however, the government opted for 1.5 percent rise.

RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.

If you've been grocery shopping recently, there's a good chance your trolley contained milk and toast bread, and maybe some bananas and avocados.

A hospitalised reveller, a serially delayed traveller and a disgruntled borrower are just some of the cases revealed by a deep-dive.

Subsidies are gone, road user charges are in, and ACC levies are up. So do electric cars still make financial sense?

Investors are often driven by an expectation of capital gain - meaning they might overvalue a house, researcher says.

Bad news for the economy could mean good news for homeowners in the new year.

That equated to nearly 20,000 jobs, economist Shamubeel Eaqub's data shows.

Only Finland, Latvia, Turkey and Estonia did worse in the 2024 rankings of OECD countries.

It was a "non-venomous female" from Australia, and was humanely euthanised.

Be careful leaving your keys on the beach.

The minimum wage will rise by 1.5 percent to $23.50 from April 1, it was announced Tuesday.

New data shows buyers willing to move, and something surprising in the capital.

The a new movement is encouraging employers to focus more on output, not the number of hours worked.

Consumer NZ says it is further proof there is a need for a market study into domestic aviation.

More properties are coming onto the market and some are taking longer to rent out, easing pressures, an investors group said.

Food prices only moved a fraction, but there's good news for some shoppers.

It comes after what the union has described as a "difficult" bargaining process.

RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.

There's a big factor some retirement planning isn't considering, actuaries say - and are some retirees spending a lot on alcohol?

As part of a wide range of levy increases that the government has decided to adopt, EV owners will have their ACC levy increase to $109.05 in the next year.

经济学家表示，降息对于住宅市场有一定促进作用，但居民生活支出增加意味着明年不太可能出现房价暴涨的情况。

It's been a tough year for shops, here's how you can help this Christmas.