How NZ is falling behind in sustainable finance
The dollar value of sustainable bonds issued by companies has been static for three years.
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How to make your charitable donations go further
If you care enough to donate, you probably also want to ensure your dollars go further.
Warren Buffett: How I spent NZ$79 billion
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Inflation hits rents: New figures show how tenants are affected
Where rents are rising the fastest.
Diana Clement: Scams are getting more advanced
Cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens will be targeted to a greater degree.
Mary Holm: Winning on the sharemarket - busting some investing myths
OPINION: Make sure kids get the right message about share investing.
Builder leaves unfinished $85m Onehunga apartment scheme
Builder leaves huge project: buyer needed to take over and finish 85 units.
Foley Wines granted consent to buy Central Otago vineyard
Business expanding via developments in Central Otago, Wairarapa.
Surging mortgage rates: Reserve Bank fears thousands of first-home buyers in trouble
Thousands of first home buyers could be in trouble as interest rates rise.
Diana Clement: Why you should pay off your student loan asap
OPINION: You may want to enjoy your wages for a while but it's a slippery slope to get on.
Mary Holm: Bonus Bonds $100 returned $10 in 36 years - would it have been better in a savings account?
What my $100 would have been worth if it had been in a savings account for the 36 years.
Goodbye Gewürztraminer, hello sav blanc
"Operating model used to run the vineyard was clearly not sustainable" - Steven Murray.
Mystery callers expose insurers' approach to mental health cover
Insurers viewed those with mental health issues as high risk claimants.
The plight of landlords: Fewer buying homes, borrowing from banks
Landlords lose tax breaks gradually, on a descending scale.
Manager fined for evicting pregnant tenant to pay court costs
"They are specialist landlords. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse" - judge
Rental property heist: Tenant loaded two trucks with furniture
"Workers ... instructed by the tenant to remove the house contents" - tribunal decision.
Diana Clement: Are you getting value from your subscriptions?
OPINION: If you are still paying for an unused service you are being bled dry.
Mary Holm: Got $100k, where's a safe place to stash it?
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Pair on a mission to put a writer back in the writer's house
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Consumer NZ calls for KiwiSaver loophole to be closed
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Buyers' market: New data confirms sagging house values in every main centre
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