So what happens if you want to dump a single amount into your KiwiSaver account when you want to buy your first home? Helen Twose investigates.

Can I still contribute towards KiwiSaver and send money into my KiwiSaver account if I move overseas?

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

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.

The FMA has wagged its finger at banks for up-selling KiwiSaver switches without fully informing customers of the consequences.

On September 19, the first buyers of a new mass-scale affordable special housing area at South Auckland's Waimahia Inlet, on the edge of the Manukau Harbour, are due to move in.

Can you please clarify the rules around "regular" contributions toward KiwiSaver and the impact this has on the deposit subsidy.

KiwiSaver investment income is effectively quarantined from other gains or losses and the tax paid is final.

First Labour, now National have unveiled plans to mess up KiwiSaver. It was always too much to hope that $20 billion-plus KiwiSaver system wouldn't be used for electioneering.

I joined KiwiSaver the day it started. I am in the Kiwi Wealth balanced fund. I am a 67-year-old retired widow with no other income apart from NZ Superannuation.

I find it remarkable that Labour's proposed capital gains tax has generated so little debate.

According to Morningstar the tax environment for New Zealand managed funds - including KiwiSaver - is relatively benign.

New data from FundSource suggests KiwiSaver default members may be starting to make more risk-appropriate choices.

KiwiSaver members now have on average more than $9300 saved in their accounts but some providers have attracted much bigger savers into their scheme.

What happens after you're eligible to dip into your KiwiSaver account?

Q: I was listening to the radio and I heard a Labour MP say that under Labour not only would KiwiSaver be compulsory but a capital gains tax would apply to it.

The Financial Services Council is looking to drum up popular support for a campaign to address what it says is the overtaxation of savings.

Sheather estimates what terminal sum will accrue to a KiwiSaver saving $100 pw and getting the $1K kick start and the annual $521 contribution from the Govt investing in a growth portfolio.

Q: I saw the CEO of the Financial Services Council on TV talking about an insurance option to protect the loss of KiwiSaver amounts due to a recession. Does this cover have any merit?

I am not in Kiwisaver as I can't afford to lose the minimum 3 per cent from my wages.

Q: I have been following the new car discussion with interest. I would like to suggest the following thoughts to purchasers of a new car.