No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds

No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds

RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds wants to demystify money and personal finance.

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November 18, 2025 13 mins

Borrowing money these days seems to involve so much paperwork. Why?

Questions this week for Susan:

  • Is private school worth the money?
  • Is it worth getting a second job?
  • Do I have to pay gift tax?
  • And why are banks so stuck on paperwork?

Expert input this week came from Dr Michael Johnson, Robyn Walker, Greg Bunkall, and Anne Marie Lockyer

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Is the AI boom a bubble? Is it about to burst? What should I do?

Questions this week for Susan:

  • Is the bubble about to burst on AI?
  • Is it cheaper to rent or buy?
  • Will the Fonterra brads sale drive up inflation?
  • And how do I choose financial advisor?

Expert input this week came from Shamubeel Eaqub, Sharon Zollner and Tim Fairbrother.

If you have a money question you'd like Susan to try and answer, put it in an email or voice...

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November 4, 2025 20 mins

Is it better to be alive in 1985 or in 2025?

Questions this week for Susan:

  • Why can’t we take GST off fresh food?
  • What is gift tax?
  • How do I split the bills when a relative moves in?
  • And were we all better off in the 80s?

Expert input this week came from Brad Olsen, Craig Renney, Shamubeel Eaqub, David Verry and RNZ Morning Report host Corin Dann.

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Is it fair that my partner's residential care will drain my KiwiSaver account too?

Questions this week for Susan:

  • If I have to use my KiwiSaver account to pay for my partner's residential care, is that fair on me?
  • What is a Capital Gains Tax?
  • How likely am I to win Lotto?

If you have a money question you'd like Susan to try and answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to questions@rnz.co.nz.

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October 21, 2025 11 mins

When money people and politicians talk about the "bank of Mum and Dad", what does that really mean?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at questions@rnz.co.nz. We'd love to hear from you!

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October 14, 2025 12 mins

Do banks always pass on cuts to the official cash rate to their customers?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at questions@rnz.co.nz. We'd love to hear from you!

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There's an OCR announcement soon. What impact will that have on home loan rates?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at questions@rnz.co.nz. We'd love to hear from you!

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September 30, 2025 12 mins

If tax was removed from all benefits, what effect would that have on the economy?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at questions@rnz.co.nz. We'd love to hear from you!

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I want to spread my KiwiSaver contributions across more than one kind of fund. Can I do that?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at questions@rnz.co.nz. We'd love to hear from you!

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September 16, 2025 15 mins

New Zealand's quarterly GDP figures are announced tomorrow. What even is GDP, anyway, and should I care?

If you have a question you'd like Susan to answer, you can email her at questions@rnz.co.nz. We'd love to hear from you!

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RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds wants to demystify money and personal finance. Because when you want to understand your money, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. So if you have a stupid (or not-so stupid) question you need to ask, let us know. Each week, Susan will try to answer it for you. The answer might not be perfect – this isn’t personalised financial advice - but you will get good stuff you can use as you wran...

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