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Jenée Tibshraeny: What to look out for in today's Budget
How Finance Minister Nicola Willis will try to recalibrate the Government's books.

Richard Prebble: 'Dire straits' - the key number to watch in Thursday's Budget
OPINION: The evidence indicates New Zealand has exceeded its peak taxation.

Cocktail of trouble: How food packaging business failed
A big change aimed at boosting profits ended up backfiring.

Diana Clement: What you need to know about the right to repair movement
OPINION: Who hasn’t thrown out a perfectly good item because it couldn’t be repaired?

Revenue Minister Simon Watts tackles Big Tech on tax
Changes are afoot. An academic is sceptical about one approach, and favours another.

What’s driving the big jump in KiwiSaver financial hardship withdrawals?
A record $29.2 million in KiwiSaver funds were taken out in March alone.

Cooking the Books podcast: Is bitcoin legit now?
There's been a shift in how the mainstream finance world approaches the cryptocurrency

The parent trap: How non-payers of child support get round the IRD
Some unpaid child support dates back 30 years yet the IRD has still not collected.

Venture capital funding drops for Kiwi start-ups
Global competition, high inflation and skills shortages cited as challenges by report.

KiwiSaver investments ride wave of optimism
The value of savings rose about $4 billion in the first quarter.

'Dreaded FIF tax' forces some of our best immigrants to quit NZ
OPINION: Many investor-immigrants want to stay. A little-known tax pushes them away.

Diana Clement: The pitfalls of travel insurance if you want to ride a scooter overseas
OPINION: Read this before you hire a motorcycle or moped on holiday.

Law to be overhauled to prevent insurers from unreasonably declining claims
Onus to be put on insurers to ask for information, rather than assume customers will tell.

Hayley Sproull talks economics of 'girl math' and comedy: 'I didn't get into this career for money'
A new season of Liam Dann's Money Talks podcast kicks off with comedian Hayley Sproull.

Market close: F&P Healthcare leads rise in sharemarket
Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare hit a 27-month high.

The truth behind building passive income through the sharemarket
Is true passive income even possible?

Diana Clement: Managing money using digital budgeting
OPINION: A cluster of new and updated budgeting apps have launched in New Zealand.

$2.2 billion Wētā Digital deal described as terrible for Unity
The collapse of a $2.2b deal for VFX software leaves Wellywood more powerful than ever.

Blow for homeowners: Interest rates set to stay higher for longer
Hopes of rates falling have been sucker-punched by moves in the wholesale market.

Stock Takes: Tough market for steel companies
And one company CEO has put his money where his mouth is.

Explainer: What is Bitcoin halving and why does it matter?
OPINION: Mining becomes less profitable by halving Bitcoin, slowing production.

Credit Union Auckland breaches Reserve Bank capital requirements, pitches merger to survive
Credit Union Auckland, skating on and under capital ratio requirements, proposes merger.

Finance boss: KiwiSaver employer contribution should be compulsory
Employers should have to contribute regardless of whether their workers do.

Mark Lister: Japan is finding its way back onto the radar of investors
OPINON: Japanese shares rose another 20.6 per cent in the first three months of this year.

Diana Clement: Is crypto investing taxable?
OPINION: Crypto investors need to keep on top of their records.

How the sharemarket can be used to create financial freedom
Women who used shares to create financial independence share their stories.

NZX watchdog warns about trading in AI company
The share price of the newly listed company has surged in its first few days.

Stock Takes: Synlait’s outlook 'very challenged'
The company has kicked its debt repayment down the track to July 15.

Traders are betting millions that Trump Media will tumble
NYT: Short-sellers lost their first gamble on the company - but that hasn't put them off.