Keeping silent about axing the $1000 kickstart payment for new KiwiSaver members, isn't a broken promise, strictly speaking, writes Audrey Young.

New research by IRD says KiwiSaver's cost $6b in taxpayer money - but success has been 'marginal, at best.'

From 2pm yesterday, people enrolling in KiwiSaver no longer receive a $1000 kick-start payment.

The Government has promised not to make any further cuts to KiwiSaver after scrapping a $1000 payment which all members received upon signing up.

The decision to cut the $1000 kickstart for KiwiSaver was inevitable and is unlikely to stop people from joining up to the retirement savings scheme, says an expert.

A reader writes: Is there a minimum contribution my partner needs to have been making in order to be eligible for the KiwiSaver HomeStart?

Dear 20-somethings: You're quite right that nobody can make any promises about KiwiSaver in the future - or at least any promises that we can be confident a future government will keep.

Tens of thousands of first-home buyers stand to benefit from a KiwiSaver change coming into effect next month.

Setting yourself up for life financially can be done with seven easy steps.

As you pump money into your KiwiSaver with each pay, where exactly does it flow to?

I have been retired for one year now and am thinking of using my KiwiSaver balanced fund to provide an income.

Don’t forget to pick up your big five hundy this year in KiwiSaver.

My wife and I both joined KiwiSaver. At that stage she was employed. She is no longer employed.

Combining employer’s scheme with KiwiSaver choices opens possibilities, Mary Holm writes.

My husband and I moved back home to New Zealand from Australia in January 2014.

Larger subsidies for first-home buyers and extended paid parental leave are among a raft of Government changes which kick in tomorrow.

However, borrower who is running a business is not precluded from obtaining interest-free student loan.

Our son has special needs and will probably never be employed. He does, however, get a small pension from the government.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has revealed plans to marshal its employees into a new dedicated KiwiSaver scheme.

A reader writes: Can I withdraw my KiwiSaver funds for a first-home deposit if I want to buy half my partner's house?

Australian research house SuperRatings has released its first analysis of the KiwiSaver market with mostly good marks.

I am a New Zealand permanent resident, and I worked in New Zealand for almost six years but when I moved to Germany at that time I decided to take my private fund from AXA superannuation.

Hoping for an overseas holiday this year? A new car or an emergency fund? Growing the balance in your savings account is harder than it sounds.

One of the FMA's key areas of interest next year will be the world of KiwiSaver.