Stories by Susan Edmunds

"Now they're taking $350 a fortnight out of our bank account .. we actually can't afford that," says Phoenix Ruka.

New Zealanders could be leaving their share of more than $1b a year on the table by keeping their cash in transaction accounts.

RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions. Send them to susan.edmunds@rnz.co.nz

The Reserve Bank cut the OCR again on Wednesday, and banks are offering a range of terms just below 5 percent.

A drop in home loan rates over the past year is making a first-home mortgage hundreds of dollars cheaper each month.

The Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate on Wednesday by 25 basis points.

Credit card reward schemes are likely to be scaled back further as pressure goes on interchange fees, Consumer NZ says.

Banks had already started to cut their interest rates, ahead of an expected drop in the official cash rate (OCR) on Wednesday.

The landlord says he's currently living in a garage.

A Christchurch woman was shocked to be told that, if she wants her automatic gate to keep working, she'll have to spend almost $1k to get it upgraded.

Fifteen years ago, 10,000 bitcoin bought two pizzas. Now that amount would be worth more than US$1 billion.

Powerswitch is worried that the current model is thriving on customer "confusion and inertia".

The bank and Air New Zealand have decided to end their partnership.

Some borrowers could face a bigger bill from 1 July. Audio

Purchasers of an Auckland property that turned out to have no legal vehicle access have won an appeal.

Here are some of the pitfalls and loopholes to watch out for insurance policies to avoid disappointment.

The government could face an unbudgeted funding gap because of one of its own policies, the Green Party says. Audio

Developers who do not want to try to find buyers for properties in a tough market - or who have had no luck - appear to be choosing to rent them out instead.

People leaving relationships are being kept out of the property market, a financial coach says.

Commentators say it's "incoherent" the rules are being tightened on young people because it's "politically risky" to touch pensions. Audio

The increase in contribution rates should make most savers better off - but it won't benefit everyone.

Money saved by income-testing in the first year of a baby's life is instead being put into the Working for Families scheme. Audio

All rental properties must comply with the Healthy Homes standards just weeks from now, including ventilation, heating and insulation.

The company has reported a 5 percent profit increase in the most recent full year.

Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson said low-income earners, Māori, women and self-employed people will be hit hardest by the changes.