Stories by Susan Edmunds

Economists expect another 50bp drop in February, so should you float and wait for it?

'Greenwashing' - making investments seem more responsible than they really were - is a critical challenge for fund managers.

It's the second Onehunga home the Prime Minister has sold recently, along with a Wellington apartment.

Its parent company has started charging $3 for people to withdraw money at a branch or post office.

Customers across the Tasman have complained of suffering lung and heart inflammation after being exposed to the bedding.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis is promising tax changes ahead for charities.

Sanitarium has probably fallen victim to the problems of being in the middle of the peanut butter market, one expert says.

Bird flu will be a tough blow to affected farmers and potentially their region.

It takes just five to eight years for a typical solar power system to pay for itself on a New Zealand home, experts say.

The couple borrowed $100,000 more than they admitted, and within months were having trouble paying their loan .

Shoppers took the opportunity to splash out on Black Friday again, new data shows.

Six-month fixes have been popular lately, because of expectations that interest rates will continue to fall.

"From a historical perspective this is really bad," economist says as the number of business insolvencies hits more than double last year.

RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.

While rising food prices have meant the cost of Christmas dinner soared in the past couple of years, the picture for 2024 is brighter.

But the situation could have been a lot worse, a senior economist at the country's biggest bank says.

The technology, used by Woolworths to assign jobs and rank performance, is adding unrealistic time pressures, some staff say.

Andrea didn't find out the extent of her husband's financial abuse until they divorced. She's not alone. Audio

The Spinoff founder Duncan Greive says there's "no plan b" to save the website if an attempt to dramatically increase the number of paying supporters is not successful.

SolarZero says subscriptions will continue for existing customers, but no new systems will be sold.

When the official cash rate was cut by 50 basis points, the banks responded by passing on the full cut to floating rates.

One course is already booked out until mid next year. Audio

Within minutes, the main banks started passing the cut on to some borrowers.

Debt-to-income rules are likely to hit investors harder than first-home buyers, as interest rates fall further over the coming year.

SolarZero's liquidation has customers worried about the contracts they have with the company.