Hamish Pepper: Where are families cutting costs?
New Zealand households have experienced a significant increase in their cost of living over the past four years, led by higher interest rates, transport, food, and housing costs. Statistics NZ estimate that New Zealand living costs have increased 23% since the end of 2019, almost three times the c…
Hannah McQueen: How important is pay transparency?
Data published by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency across the ditch showed some of Australia's biggest companies have had their dirty laundry aired as gender wage gap data from thousands of organisations is made public for the first time. So how important to you is pay transparency and how exa…
Lisa Dudson: Supermarkets leverage over basic needs
Is it unethical that supermarkets have so much leverage over basic needs unless we sign up to coupon card saving schemes? Personal finance educator Lisa Dudson joins us to give her insight as to why this is the case. LISTEN ABOVE
Chris Di Leva: Investment market prospects for 2024
2023 turned out to be a good year for investment markets. Chris Di Leva from Harbour Asset Management spoke to Tim Beveridge about what 2024 could hold? They also discuss how profitable it may be to invest in AI LISTEN ABOVE
Max Whitehead: What to make of the modest increase to the minimum wage
2024’s minimum wage rise is one of the smallest in recent decades, when compared to the rate of inflation, from April 1st the minimum wage will lift 2% from $22.70 to $23.15 an hour. So do employees deserve more, and if so how should you go about negotiating a pay-rise. Max Whitehead joined the W…
Amanda Morrall: How can we save money over the Christmas season?
'Tis the season for tight budget Christmas, how are you trying to save money over the holiday season? Plus, how do you choose which charity to donate to? Amanda Morrall gives us her take. LISTEN ABOVE
Hamish Pepper: What's behind the recent decline in inflation?
Annual core inflation dropped from 5.7 percent to 5.2 percent in Q3. Employment dropped in Q3 and pushed the unemployment rate to almost 4 percent. Job ads also dropped almost 6 percent in October- below pre-COVID levels. So what's the cause of all of this? Hamish Pepper from Harbour Asset Manage…
Martin Hawes: How to make sure your business doesn't fail
One in four New Zealand businesses fail, so how do you make sure you’re not one of them - Martin Hawes discusses the destigmatisation of failure and bankruptcy, and how to find your point of difference. LISTEN ABOVE
Amanda Morrall: Managing your finances while travelling
With the summer holidays fast approaching, lots of families will be headed overseas to travel- Amanda Morrall shares her tips for managing finances while abroad. LISTEN ABOVE
Shane Solly: What's been driving capital markets?
The capital markets have been volatile recently with long-term interest rates going up and share markets going down. Shane Solly from Harbour Asset Management breaks down what’s been driving capital markets, and what could support share markets. Are you sinking, floating, or flying when it comes…