Susan Edmunds

Test writer Nick Gelling said 80 percent of Starlink's customers were satisfied with its service, reliability and connection speed. Photo: Steve Jurvetson/ CC BY 2.0

There were 11,100 Givealittle pages set up in a year - including 2407 for health reasons. Photo: Screenshot

Property investors have the highest market share since the first quarter of 2021. File photo. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

NZ may need to rely less on taxes on income and more on other taxes, Treasury has warned. File photo. Photo: RNZ

Property investor Steve Goodey says he's noticing a trend of houses houses in poor repair going on the market. Photo: Supplied / Steve Goodey

New Zealand house prices are still down significantly from their peaks of 2021. Photo: RNZ New Zealand house prices are still down significantly from their peaks of 2021.

Photo: Supplied Anna Hall says, when she's looking to make a big purchase, she'll often wait for sales events like Black Friday , to see if she can get a better discount.

Photo: 123RF Australia will require some shops selling essential items to accept cash from 2026, and the Reserve Bank is not ruling out a policy response to safeguard cash in New Zealand, either.

Reserve Bank manager of money and cash policy Robbie Taylor said about 7% of people still used cash on a regular basis to pay for everyday things.

RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds. Photo: RNZ Send your questions to [email protected]