NZ's current tax system doesn't stack up as either fair or efficient because it doesn't tax the full benefits provided by housing and other types of wealth, writes Gareth Morgan.

Consider all the options and various tax laws before sending any money back to a KiwiSaver scheme in New Zealand.

Mary Holm answers questions on finding the best time to pay off your mortgage. Can you pay it off too early? What should you aim for?

Great news this week. Nearly 11,000 people have used their KiwiSaver accounts in the past year to buy a first home.

An accountant has been rapped over the knuckles and fined for helping family members with their tax returns without holding the necessary qualifications.

The Financial Markets Authority has been in publication overdrive this last week or so, spewing forth on a range of topics.

The number of first-home buyers using KiwiSaver savings to get a deposit on a house has almost doubled in the past year as the scheme turns six.

Kiwibank says it is not one of the two KiwiSaver issuers pulled up by the Financial Markets Authority for potentially misleading statements in offer documents.

My husband and I are trying to get on to the property ladder for a second time.

People wanting to transfer their Australian superannuation savings back to New Zealand should expect the process to take around six weeks.

Australians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group.

There is no good reason for Jamie Peters' bankruptcy to be extended as he faces Official Assignee claims he still has control of significant assets.

Kiwi investors need to take responsibility for their financial decisions and stop blaming the market regulator every time something goes wrong, says the head of the Financial Markets Authority.

I've always found the language of Trade Me a little disingenuous. For instance, instead of 'buying stuff' you 'win auctions', writes David Chaplin.

Ex-rich-lister Jamie Peters entered into a finance agreement on a luxury car at a time when he was unable to pay debts when they fell due, the High Court heard today.

House-hunters are seeing a return of "buy-off-the-plans" developments which advertise low deposits and no repayments until completion.

Almost $650,000 from the sale of a boat that Jamie Peters had personally used ended up in a bank account which the ex-rich-lister accessed during his bankruptcy.

Former rich-lister Jamie Peters has told the High Court he "barely survived" using $80,000 from a friend's bank account.