Auckland Council will tomorrow release new valuations for more than 220 suburbs across the region for three-yearly review of CVs.

Our son has his 17th birthday in three weeks' time.

New Zealanders are paying some of the highest interest rates in the OECD, our house buyers saddled with the punitive prices due to the regime attempting to stop runaway inflation.

For the wealthy families of three deceased NZ businessmen, their woes all echo one another - a court battle involving the men's legacies.

Concerned about potential security risks, the US government is taking a close look at last week's sale of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel to a Chinese insurance company.

Just 42 seconds into the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) video 'What is money?' the audio dropped out.

It’s Money Week where attention is turning to all things money related. The theme this year is around getting your finances fighting fit.

If you have a few thousand dollars to invest you've probably considered all the usual options: shares, bonds, maybe property.

A loophole allowing MPs to hold millions of dollars worth of undisclosed real estate investments and other assets without declaring them has now been closed.

According to a report, post GFC - a crisis ultimately blamed on excessive leverage - the world hasn't really changed, debt-wise.

NYC's Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into US real estate.

Auckland's Heart of the City chief, charged with evading nearly $2 million in taxes over 22 years, is alleged to have created fictitious invoices to filter money into his own bank accounts.

Small successes lead to more success, and snowballing up can make it easier for us to build momentum and get going. Trying to do too much at once, on the other hand, can be demotivating.

At only 623 pages the unofficial almost-final draft of the Financial Markets Conduct Act regulations, is light reading by historical novel standards.

What are other people doing in terms of their finances that can help you lift your game?

The diversification message is clear enough: don't stick all your money in the same place, writes David Chaplin.

The rules are that you must not rip your client off but if you tell them you are going to rip them off then that is fine.

Terry Serepisos says he is "flabbergasted" after he was arrested and appeared in court because of child support for his 19-year-old son.

Seeing future versions of ourselves is tough, which makes saving and investing for the future all the more difficult.

After negotiations with the FMA, both Kiwibank and ASB are finally set to kill their respective zombie KiwiSaver schemes.

KiwiSaver withdrawals to help with buying a first home are handled by the KiwiSaver providers so I talked to Joe Bishop, head of retail and marketing at Gareth Morgan Investments, about your options.

More than 40 pc of parents close to retirement haven't had a detailed conversation with children about their finances.