Stories by Susan Edmunds

At one point, "you would have bought a cardboard box if it was on a decent bit of land". Now, the market has changed.

When a woman's transmission failed, her insurance claim was turned down as she hadn't got her car serviced within a certain timeframe.

An economist takes aim at central bank's "behind the play" approach.

House values have dropped for the past two months. Could townhouses be the cause?

Introducing the a change part-way through the year adds complications.

One person is owed more than $230,000, as part of a surge in the amount of "unclaimed money" being managed by Inland Revenue

Families are feeling the squeeze, retailers and construction firms are suffering, but is anyone not under pressure?

Interest rates went up to get inflation down. But are there other ways this could be achieved?

Inflation has helped the government net more tax, but some say it is time that changed.

专家认为减税给家庭带来的经济减负实际效果有限，"通胀被包装成了减税"。

The government has dressed up its tax bracket adjustments as tax cuts, but do they scratch the surface of inflation? We've crunched the numbers.

Did the 'toaster scheme' run its course in world where rewards are faster and simpler?

Here are 10 things in the Budget for households.

There are still lots of ways in, brokers say.

Real estate salespeople are 'moonlighting' to get by in a tougher housing market.

It's the centrepiece of National's response to rising costs. But what do the numbers say? Audio

"MSD debt is horrible, you can't get rid of it," says a couple in their 60s living on a pension and a JobSeeker benefit. Audio

Explainer - One property economist says investors in particular may be underestimating what's coming.

Frontline workers are now being paid their lowest rates compared to the average wage in decades.

The retailer says it is "not sure" what the plants - that appear to be marijuana - advertised in its listing are.

Supermarkets are making profit from goods donated to charity.

多方因素推高保费价格，业内人士呼吁人们主动与保险公司沟通并货比三家。

With grocery bills soaring and petrol prices hitting, drivers letting their policies lapse.

Many don't realise their superannuation will be docked to repay a student loan, financial mentor says.

The union now must pay its former employee compensation, 12 months' lost remuneration and more to his costs.