Deficit
How high could Auckland rate rises go with Council budget blowout?
Aucklanders are facing even bigger potential rates rises and service cuts. The council's budget shortfall for the next financial year is expected to reach 375 million dollars, up from $295m. And on… Audio
Demoted CDHB chair wants meeting to solve rift over deficit
A demoted district health board chairman is calling for a face-to-face meeting with Health Ministry managers to resolve a deepening rift. RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown says there's no clear… Audio
Services won't be cut at Canterbury DHB - Health Minister
The Canterbury District Health Board and the Ministry of Health are at loggerheads over how to reduce the board's ballooning deficit.
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman tells Morning Report services… Audio
Impasse over how to cut Canterbury DHB's ballooning deficit
The Canterbury District Health Board and the Ministry of Health are at loggerheads over how to reduce the board's ballooning deficit. Audio
Canterbury District Health Board expects $54m blowout
Budget cuts being asked of the Canterbury District Health Board could result in cuts to services of an unprecedented scale. Christchurch based professor of general practice Les Toop joins us to… Audio
Health Ministry's financial targets slammed as 'punitive'
Sixteen of 20 district health boards forecast "unfavourable" financial results for the year ending in May. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said the deficit was increasing, but wasn't as bad as in… Video, Audio
NZ deficit declining
The difference between what the country earned and spent internationally has narrowed, in part thanks to the tourism boom.
Current account deficit narrows
The balance of payments, which broadly measures the country's ability to pay its way in the world, improved slightly in the three months to September. Audio
Current account deficit expected to widen over the year
The current account deficit is expected to widen over the rest of the year, with a diminishing benefit from lower oil prices and ongoing weakness in dairy prices. Audio
Business briefs
The total deficit held by the country's local authorities has widened. Audio
New Zealand's October trade deficit was the highest in 6 years
New Zealand recorded a 908-million-dollar trade deficit in October, the highest for an October month since 2008. Audio