Classrooms are about to get a bit more squashed under Government moves announced this morning. Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced reforms on class sizes in a breakfast speech in Wellington this ...

The media is in the Prime Minister's sights. John Key says media coverage of him and his Government has become much more antagonistic recently. He says they're much more aggressive and hostile towards ...

Sales have dropped at one supermarket in Auckland's fruit fly exclusion zone. One Queensland fruit fly was found in Avondale on Thursday. A hundred Ministry of Primary Industries staff have been checking ...

One of the key things I did when I was first starting out financially was get a part time job. In fact when I was at high school I had three of them and I also worked close to full … →

The Prime Minister says it would be virtually impossible to require banks to demand a 20 percent deposit on houses. There's talk the Reserve Bank wants to set a minimum house deposit level. John Key says ...

Sustained job growth in Canterbury has resulted in a significant 29% jump in new jobs in the region from April 2011, and it's no longer exclusively blue-collar roles leading the charge, as revealed by ...

New Zealand's only white wear manufacturer is the one proving the least reliable in Consumer tests for dishwashers. Fisher and Paykel dishwashers are bottom drawer amongst brands that last, according to ...

More than 3000 Suzuki Swifts are being recalled in New Zealand. A defect which has caused petrol leakage in a number of the cars in Japan has brought about the world-wide recall of 109, 000 Swifts. Suzuki's ...

The Inland Revenue Department website appears to be up-and-running again. The department says it is still looking into what caused the website to crash this lunchtime. A spokesman says the IRD is still ...

Being able to buy many of your necessities in bulk can be a fantastic way to save money. While at first it might hit your hip pocket a little harder at the checkout, in the long run you can make … →

Men are more likely than their partners to have a bank account that their other half doesn't know about. A study has found one in five people keep a secret stack of cash away from their partner. ING spokesman ...

A former Datasouth Finance Director who admitted to fraud worth $103 million, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Gavin Bennett spent millions on wine and women in Sydney, under charges laid by ...

Eric Watson's slipped down the British Sunday Times' rich list. The former Hanover director who is facing a civil suit from the Financial Markets Authority is in 659th position with a fortune of $234 million. ...

The statistics are still showing that Kiwis are spending more than we earn. It's nowhere near as much as we were spending before the Global Financial Crisis.  However we still have a way to go to be more ...

Former Bridgecorp director Rod Petricevic has been sentenced to six and half years in jail today. He was found guilty of all 18 charges he faced and has been in custody since Easter. Bridgecorp collapsed ...

The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: "Inflation is restrained and is expected to stay near the middle of the ...

How do you know which is the best property investment strategy to use.  I've never found one to be better than another; however there is one that will be better for you personally for a number of reasons. ...

The sale of Crafar farms to Chinese investors has once again been approved by the Government. "We have sought to apply the law in accordance with the provisions of the Overseas Investment Act and ...

A second internet provider has issued a final 'three strikes' copyright infringement notice to one of its customers for allegedly downloading music illegally. A Vodafone spokesman confirmed to the NZ Herald ...

Petrol prices are rising three times faster than household incomes and the Government's current transport direction is only going to make things worse, the Green Party said today. Statistics New Zealand ...

Whilst higher wages in Australia attract thousands of Kiwi job seekers to cross the ditch every year, Aussie manufacturers are shifting jobs to New Zealand to avoid the impact of those high wages, a soaring ...

Lotto tickets are more harmful to the public than SkyCity's pokie machines says the casino's chief executive Nigel Morrison. He told the NZ Herald that the greatest risk of social harm came from "convenience" ...

Kiwis have longed loved property as one of their favourite types of investment.  Below are the main types of strategies you can use. Buy and hold This is the simplest of the strategies and is the most ...

A retiring public servant in Germany has fired a final parting shot at his colleagues claiming he hasn't done any work for the past 14 years. In an email to his fellow 500 co-workers, the 65-year-old says ...

Economists are predicting fluctuating prices at the petrol pump in the months ahead. ASB's released its Quarterly Economic Forecast and suggests the pressure on oil prices is set to continue. ASB chief ...

Vinegar, baking soda, salt, lime juice, lemon rinds and olive oil. Believe it or not, these six simple products can get rid of marks on the wall, clothing and carpet stains, shower tile dirt, silver tarnish, ...

A Kiwi firm's milk is proving popular across the ditch, despite being double the price of standard milk. The A2 Corporation's milk, heralded as healthier than the standard drop, has been on the supermarket ...

Former Bridgecorp directors Rod Petricevic and Robert Roest have been found guilty on all 18 charges they faced under the Crimes Act, Companies Act and Securities Act. According to reports in the NZ Herald, ...

A union representing low paid workers says that a members' bill lifting the minimum wage to $15 an hour is in stark contrast to the current government's approach to the minimum wage. Labour MP Andrew Little ...

Saying the wrong thing to your boss can do serious damage to your career -- and some of the things bosses don't like to hear may surprise you. We checked in with some managers and came up with this list ...

Boutique supermarket Nosh says its price drop of milk will be permanent. It's undercutting the big chains by selling two litres for $2.49, under its own label. Farmers Weekly news editor Rebecca Harper ...

What does living frugally actually mean? Some people think it's about not spending any unnecessary money.  Some think it's about deprivation.  I believe it's about being smarter with how you spend your ...

Hard times mean families are coming second according to a study of small business owners. MYOB has found almost three quarters of small business owners have to sacrifice time with their families in order ...