Susan Edmunds

Auckland, New Zealand

Money Correspondent at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

Money correspondent at RNZ, author. DMs are open for story tips.

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1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Susan Edmunds
Kamahl Santamaria tells Employment Authority: 'I became and remain unemployable'

1 day ago | radionz.co.nz | Susan Edmunds

Former TVNZ presenter Kamahl Santamaria has been granted his request to move his case to the Employment Court, to achieve a faster resolution of the issue that he says has stopped him being able to work since being "cancelled". Santamaria quit Breakfast after 32 days on air amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour. He took a complaint about his former employer to the Employment Relations Authority.
Kamahl Santamaria tells Employment Authority: 'I became and remain unemployable'

1 day ago | rnz.co.nz | Susan Edmunds

Former TVNZ presenter Kamahl Santamaria has been granted his request to move his case to the Employment Court, to achieve a faster resolution of the issue that he says has stopped him being able to work since being "cancelled". Santamaria quit Breakfast after 32 days on air amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour. He took a complaint about his former employer to the Employment Relations Authority.
Green Party would give almost $400 weekly payment to job seekers

1 day ago | rnz.co.nz | Susan Edmunds

The Green Party is proposing an "income guarantee" that would give everyone who is out of work at least $395 a week, and to completely overhaul the Working for Families scheme. It is one of the announcements in its alternative Budget revealed on Wednesday morning. The Party said it would also introduce a family top-up of $220 a week for a family's first child, as well as $135 a week for every other child, replacing Working for Families.
Green Party would give almost $400 weekly payment to job seekers

1 day ago | radionz.co.nz | Susan Edmunds

The Green Party is proposing an "income guarantee" that would give everyone who is out of work at least $395 a week, and to completely overhaul the Working for Families scheme. It is one of the announcements in its alternative Budget revealed on Wednesday morning. The Party said it would also introduce a family top-up of $220 a week for a family's first child, as well as $135 a week for every other child, replacing Working for Families.
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1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Susan Edmunds
Arrest at airport as IR takes tougher stance on student loan debts

1 day ago | 1news.co.nz | Businessrnz.co.nzBy Susan Edmunds |Susan Edmunds

The arrest of a person arriving at the border last month over unpaid student loan debt is an example of Inland Revenue "making up for lost time," one tax expert says. Inland Revenue said at the end of April there were 113,733 people with student loans believed to be based overseas. More than 70% were in default on their loans, owing $2.3 billion, of which more than $1b is penalties and interest. For about 24,000 of these overseas-based borrowers, the debt is more than 15 years old.
What went wrong for Flick?

1 day ago | radionz.co.nz | Susan Edmunds

When it launched in 2014, Flick Energy was something innovative in the New Zealand electricity market. It claimed to be a tech-based company on a mission to "disrupt Aotearoa's outdated, self-serving industry". It offered customers something different - a way to purchase power directly from the wholesale electricity market.
ANZ ranks lowest in new bank satisfaction survey by Consumer NZ

1 day ago | nzherald.co.nz | Susan Edmunds

ANZ performed poorly in Consumer's rankings for interest on savings, fees, responsible lending, advice and overall value for money. Photo / RNZBy Susan Edmunds of RNZIt might be the country’s biggest bank, but ANZ has scored at the bottom of Consumer NZ’s latest bank satisfaction ratings. The advocacy group surveyed 1920 banking customers about 17 service areas. The Co-Operative Bank was the top performer in the survey, with a score of 77%. ANZ was at the bottom, with 57%.
Biggest bank bottom of customer rankings

1 day ago | rnz.co.nz | Susan Edmunds

It might be the country's biggest bank, but ANZ has scored at the bottom of Consumer NZ's latest bank satisfaction ratings. The advocacy group surveyed 1920 banking customers about 17 service areas. The Co-Operative Bank was the top performer in the survey, with a score of 77 percent. ANZ was at the bottom, with 57 percent. The average across all banks was 64 percent. Chief executive Jon Duffy said it was the fourth year in a row that The Co-Operative Bank had been ranked top.