No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds Are the big Aussie banks treating us like mugs?
Mar 3, 2026
17:51
Quite a few Aussie banks operate here in New Zealand as well as over the ditch. Are Kiwis being offered the same deals as their Australian cousins? If we can peg property rates to inflation, then why not electricity prices? Parents have a legal duty to look after their children, obviously, but at what age does that responsibility end? Susan answers all these questions as well as what's included in tax refunds on donations (and what isn't), how benefit sanctions are managed and which parts of the country pay the highest power bills.
Episode details
In this episode, Susan answers questions about:
- 00.33 Can we peg power prices to the rate of inflation?
- 4.17 Are the big Aussie banks treating Kiwis like mugs?
- 9.10 How long are parents and stepparents legally responsible for their kids?
- 11.54 Does my employer have to apply the new KiwiSaver increase?
- 12.36 Why aren't admin costs included in my donation tax refund?
- 14.38 And where in New Zealand do we pay the most for power?
If you have a money question you'd like Susan to answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to questions@rnz.co.nz.