Economy
Business News for 5 August 2025
Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
Savvy Students: Prize Garden
We visit what might just be the best student flat garden in Dunedin. Katy Gosset meets the hunting, fishing lads who can also grow a mean cauliflower. She checks out their award-winning vege plot and… Audio
Billions shifted from big banks to boutique operators in KiwiSaver shakeup
Over 160,000 investors switched KiwiSaver providers last year, with major banks losing ground to high-performing independents. Audio
NZ businesses hit by US tariff
New Zealand businesses are reacting with deep disappointment to the announcement of the 15 per cent Trump tariff on goods exported to the U.S. The New Zealand International Business Forum director… Audio
Govt scrambles on US tariff
The Government is scrambling in the wake of the 15% tariff on all New Zealand goods recently announced by the Trump administration. MFAT's head trade official has been dispatched to Washington DC… Audio
US slaps NZ with tariff
The Opposition is calling the news that New Zealand goods sold in the US will be subjected to a 15 percent tariff "a slap in the face" for the country's exporters. Labour's trade spokesperson Damien… Audio
Net tightens on money launderers, but loosens for law-abiding citizens
There is no doubt that money laundering is a problem in New Zealand, but we should not be catching parents trying to open bank accounts for their kids in our criminal net.
Sweeping reforms to laundering laws
There's no doubt that money laundering is a problem in New Zealand, but we shouldn't be catching parents trying to open bank accounts for their kids in our criminal net Audio
Tariffs and Kiwisaver - Liam Dann
New Zealanders have withdrawn more than $1.3 billion from KiwiSaver for hardship in the past five years. Audio
30 percent of people seeking help are doing so for the first time - food charity
The New Zealand Food Network says even families in dual-income households are having to reach out.
How bad is the tariff news for NZ, really?
New Zealand exports to the US will now face a 15 percent tariff, but economists say it could have been much worse. Audio
Cost of living drags consumer confidence further down
Consumer confidence continues to track down amid worries about the high cost of living.
