The last remnant of Graeme Hart's rural empire - a cattle and pig farm at Maramarua - is up for sale.

Crowd-sourced funding is about to hit New Zealand in a serious way with the imminent arrival of United States website Kickstarter.

My mother is somehow convinced that paying off my mortgage in fortnightly repayments is better than monthly ones.

I had a brainwave recently and decided to cook up a batch of the traditional Chinese treats and fill them with various financial talking points for families.

KiwiSaver has turned out to have been a hugely successful financial product but there are some nasty changes lurking over the horizon, writes Brent Sheather.

Helen Twose looks at the Welcome Home Loan administered by Housing NZ which helps people with modest incomes get a home loan with a small deposit.

What lessons can traders learn from the America's Cup?

Q: We bought an investment property in Hamilton for $395,000 five years ago. We are having to top up the mortgage by $100/week as the rent doesn't cover mortgage payments.

Angel investment levels have bounced back this year, driven by an increase in follow-on funding into existing start-ups, according to figures released today.

With quantitative easing muddying economies, it's hard to know when to convert currency into kiwi dollars.

My wife and I are about to enter a KiwiSaver fund at age 61 and 63.

Q: I was wondering if I can withdraw some of my KiwiSaver without withdrawing it all. I am 66 years old and I have not touched it at all.

You die before your children turn 20. Whether you've written a will or not, the money that goes to them will be held in trust until they're 20. And that can be mighty costly.

A Wellington businessman has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for his part in an aggressive tax evasion scheme.

KiwiSaver members should look at how much they are paying in fees because the amount varies greatly between providers, says a financial research firm.