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Six-month fight with credit card company over $3k refund
The woman was finally refunded when a dispute resolution service stepped in.
Five years for 'wiped out' first-home buyers to get back on track
There is a long grind still ahead for those affected by the market downturn.
I don't have a 20% deposit, can I bid at auction? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
Borrower refunded after dealership claimed boarder on application
It comes after he struggled to keep up payments and asked a financial mentor for help, who discovered the issue.
You're being offered voluntary redundancy. What's next?
What are the rules for a voluntary redundancy offer, and what do staff need to know?
Why young Kiwis leaving is a big worry
And why a tax cut for people under 35 wouldn't fix a system one economist calls a "Ponzi scheme".
'Skyrocketing' rise of Temu revealed in new figures
A million New Zealanders shop on Temu, researchers say, and it is forcing local retailers to rethink.
How much are real estate salespeople really earning?
New data sheds light on how the soft housing market is affecting commissions.
数据显示房产中介人数同比下降,全国总交易额较高峰时几近腰斩
房产中介行业2023年初出现人员净流失现象,但人均售房数量有所增加。业内人士表示,困难时期正是加入这个行业、并学到"真东西"的完美时机。
Have five-year fixed rates bottomed out?
ASB has cut its six-month rate to 6.39 percent, its one-year rate to 5.99 percent and 18-month rate to 5.79 percent - but terms longer than that might be as low as they'll go, forecasters say.
'Never seen such a sustained period of financial stress'
Here's how our inflation battle has changed New Zealand's economy.
How do you solve a problem like Kiwibank?
Kiwibank's chief executive says it is like being "a high school team playing the All Blacks".
Ex-staffer wants RBNZ to dump gender and ethnic balance requirements
The government should abandon any requirement for the Reserve Bank to have "gender or ethnic balance" on its board, a former senior staffer says.
Boss on the floor: More executives helping with retail shifts
Home Depot may have made the news recently for requiring corporate staff to work on the shop floor - but that's common in many New Zealand retail outlets, one retail expert says.
Buying a house: How much less than asking price should you offer?
Sales prices are inching closer to asking prices - but is it buyers or sellers moving?
How does NZ's pension compare?
We've been handed a B - but by one important measure we're performing less well than we were.
Which government agency is slowest at paying its bills?
The Department of Conservation is bottom of the pack when it comes to paying invoices on time, data shows.
We only bought a house in our mid-40s
Most first-home buyers are now at least 35, but there's a warning borrowing later in life can come with hurdles. Audio
Interest rate change that could add $70k to borrowers' loans
Here's how much you have to prove to banks you can pay. Audio
Social media flooded with fake news alleging to be from media outlets
RNZ says the advertisements undermine trust but have also started falsely attributing content to its journalists.
'War' as banks compete for lowest home loan rates
'Fingers crossed it's a really exciting war and people are going to benefit from it,' says a mortgage broker.
Health NZ staff told they must take three weeks' leave over Xmas
If they don't have enough leave, the "base expectation" is they will take leave without pay, they've been told.
Landlord wins case against tenant with six dogs
A tenant has been told to pay more than $7500 to her landlord over the unapproved pets.
Flurry of borrowers ask to break fixed home loans
There's been a rush of people with fixed mortgage rates regret looking for solutions.