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Watch: What to do if you win the Powerball jackpot.
Lotto

Wednesday's whopping $43m Powerball could make Lotto history as second-largest win

One Stratford player pocketed pocketed a cool $400,000 in Saturday night's draw.
If you win the Lotto, before you go splashing the cash, financial advisor Martin Hawes has some advice.
Lotto

Lotto's $38m jackpot numbers: Are you NZ's newest Powerball multi-millionaire?

If a single player wins it will be the second-largest Powerball prize ever.
Before you go splashing the cash, financial advisor Martin Hawes has some advice.
Lotto

Lotto: What to do if you win the $38 million Powerball jackpot tonight

"I think the person who wins it should do nothing, tell no one and think."
Watch: What your chance of winning Lotto Powerball is.
Lotto

Revealed: Luckiest Lotto stores in each region of NZ

Do you live close to one?
Jarrod Kerr on The AM Show.
Housing

Lower-than-expected unemployment, housing shortage keeping prices afloat - Kiwibank

Predictions house prices would fall 15 to 20 percent have so far proven unfounded, Kiwibank said on Friday.
Watch: Wellington City Council votes to adopt 'sinking lid' policy for pokie venues.
Gambling

Wellington votes for 'sinking lid' policy on pokie venues to halt problem gambling

Wellington has already lost 35 of its 75 pokie venues since 2004.
Related Video: Infometrics economist Brad Olsen predicts up to 120,000 Kiwis could lose their jobs due to COVID-19.
Employment

'Quite vulnerable': Women experience higher job loss rate due to COVID-19 - commissioner

"You can have job growth but if you don't address the inequity underneath it."
More than 400,000 motor vehicle insurance customers will receive the refund.
Insurance

AA Insurance refunding millions to 400,000 customers

CEO Chris Curtin said they wanted to give back to customers.

Property expert Ashley Church complains about the new laws on The AM Show.
Housing

Property investors fume at renters getting more rights, advocates 'disappointed' in their behaviour

Renters United believes landlords will put up rent with or without law changes.

Watch: What your chance of winning Lotto Powerball is.
Lotto

Lotto Powerball rolls over, $38m up for grabs on Saturday

The first division prize was also split six ways.
Related video: Every year, hundreds of thousands of Kiwis try their hand at winning Powerball.
Lotto

Lotto's $34m Powerball jackpot: Are you NZ's newest millionaire?

Check to see if you've got the lucky numbers.
Watch: Rob Fyfe says wealthy foreigners want to invest 'billions' into New Zealand's economy.
Coronavirus

'Potential to invest billions': Rob Fyfe says wealthy foreigners are pitching their post-COVID ideas to him

He says there are people that "want to build golf courses and invest in tourism assets".
Mathematician David Hand puts the odds of winning Lotto Powerball in perspective.
Lotto

Mathematician explains odds of winning Lotto $34m Powerball

The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 38.3 million.
Could you be New Zealand's next multi-millionaire?
Lotto

Jaw-dropping $34m up for grabs in massive Powerball draw

It could be the second-biggest win in the history of Lotto.

The official unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points, but other key workforce measures rose.
Unemployment

Why NZ's unemployment rate has defied expectations

The official unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points, but other key workforce measures rose.
Michael Barnett was on The AM Show.
Coronavirus

Business summit kicks off amid fears for Auckland during COVID-19 economic crisis

Michael Barnett joined The AM Show to discuss.
Related Video: Infometrics economist Brad Olsen predicts up to 120,000 Kiwis could lose their jobs due to COVID-19. Credits: Image - Getty; Video - Newshub.
Updated
Unemployment

Unemployment rate drops, defying doom and gloom predictions

The Statistics New Zealand household labour force survey shows unemployment has gone down a notch.
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Updated
Food Prices

Supermarkets offering discounts too often, Consumer NZ questions authenticity

A Consumer NZ survey has found certain grocery items are always 'on special'.

Hannah McQueen
Me and My Money

Me and My Money: Why this financial trainer bought her children an investment property

What do Kiwi top talents do with their money?
Economists weigh in on rising unemployment figures ahead of household labour force survey results
Unemployment

Unemployment rate will hit over 5 percent and continue rising - experts

Economists weigh in on rising unemployment figures ahead of household labour force survey results.

Sales of brand new vehicles are soaring.
Updated
Coronavirus

Car sales in the green for the first time since lockdown

New vehicle registrations in July were up by 3.1 percent on the same month a year earlier.
Watch: A Commerce Commission report into the retail fuel market highlighted several ways Kiwis are paying more than they should.
Money

Map shows how NZ's petrol prices compare to the rest of the world

We're doing better than many countries - but our fuel is still way less affordable than others.
REINZ sales data from 2019-2020 proves it's possible to get on the Auckland property ladder for under $500,000.
Real Estate

Revealed: Auckland's cheapest family homes and where to find them

Property sales data shows it's possible to buy a home for under $500,000.
Watch: Mark Richardson on why he's no longer a landlord.
Housing

'Growing nightmare': Richardson reveals why he's no longer a landlord

The AM Show sports reader fears for the future of accommodation providers in NZ.
Wallet spending concept
Economy

Intention to spend reaches 'recessionary level' after post-lockdown surge - survey

An ANZ confidence survey shows people intend to reign in spending
Ashley Church on The AM Show.
Housing

Government slammed as 'most anti-landlord in history' despite rising house prices

New figures show despite whatever "anti-landlord" moves the Government is making, landlords are still making bank.

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Five expert tips to get your finances back on track post COVID-19

Get your finances back on track by following this advice.
There's been a significant boost in consents for new townhouses and units, while existing smaller homes are also popular.
Housing

Smaller properties attracting interest from potential buyers as consents rise

Two-bedroom and three-bedroom townhouses saw people queueing to view.
Kiwis who've lost their jobs and can't afford their mortgages are starting to sell - and with the six-month repayment holiday ending there are fears mortgagee sales could spike.
Housing

Fears mortgagee sale floodgates could open as jobless Kiwis start selling homes

The six-month holiday on mortgage repayments ends next month.
Related video: Every year, hundreds of thousands of Kiwis try their hand at winning Powerball.
Lotto

Lotto: Powerball jackpot gets bigger after another week without winners

Nobody won the monster Lotto jackpot on Saturday night.
Related video: Every year, hundreds of thousands of Kiwis try their hand at winning Powerball.
Lotto

Numbers for Lotto's mindblowing $30m Powerball revealed

Check your tickets now!
First Union wants a pause on visa applications for foreign labour workers so Kiwi workers can get the jobs.
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Business

Union calls on Government to pause visa applications for foreign labour workers

It says the scheme needs to be suspended while thousands of unemployed Kiwis look for new work.
Related video: Every year, hundreds of thousands of Kiwis try their hand at winning Powerball.
Lotto

$30m Powerball jackpot: Why Saturday's massive draw is extra-special

Lotto urges Kiwis to get in quick before the rush.
A pedestrian count in Auckland's CBD found food traffic was down by a quarter compared to last year.
Business

Fears of a ghost town: Auckland CBD struggling to attract visitors

In good times, domestic tourism is worth $24 billion - with a third funnelled into Auckland.
Barry Kloogh had pleaded guilty to 11 charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office in March.
Fraud

Dunedin financial advisor sent to jail for $15.7m Ponzi scheme

Victims say he stole and squandered their savings and investments on a luxury lifestyle.
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Auckland

Auckland's Commercial Bay gives struggling businesses a rental holiday

It is aimed at helping soften COVID-19's economic blow.

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What homeowners need to hear right now

SPONSORED: Mike Pero Mortgages has the expert advice for homeowners thinking about making a move.
Watch: Salvation Army report highlights 'stubborn' poverty, 'sharp increase' in teen suicide rate.
Money

Super-wealthy who promised to give money away are actually getting richer

They're sitting on rising wealth fuelled by the "warehousing" of cash in dedicated family foundations or funds.
Watch the National Party announcement.
Business

National's proposal for Kiwisaver to be used for starting a business is risky, experts say

National's BusinessStart policy would support Kiwis losing jobs to start afresh.
Related: Tech commentator Bill Bennett spoke to The AM Show about 5G.
Technology

Spark launches 5G in Palmerston North, four cities to follow by end of 2020

Research shows 5G could be worth as much as $8.9 billion a year to the New Zealand economy.