Tamsyn Parker, Personal Finance Editor for New Zealand’s Herald, is a firm believer in news that you can use to get your finances in better shape for now and into the future.
I'm Tamsyn Parker and I've been a journalist specialising in business and finance reporting since 2005. I caught the journalism bug at high school when my media studies teacher took us for a tour of TVNZ and I became the editor of our school magazine. I completed a Bachelor of Communications Degree at AUT in 2000. I then worked in community newspapers in Auckland and the UK before moving into the financial trade press in London writing about investment products for financial advisers. I returned to New Zealand and got a job with the National Business Review before moving to the Herald where I covered manufacturing and tourism before moving into investments, capital markets and personal finance. I became the Personal Finance Editor in 2014 and in 2020, was made assistant business editor in the business section. I've covered the global financial crisis and collapse of the finance company industry in New Zealand as well as the rise of KiwiSaver. Outside of work, my husband and I spend weekends doing DIY, gardening and spending quality time with my daughters.
KiwiSaver providers told to review fees annually
The regulator wants providers to prove they are offering value for money.
ASB boss points to 'warning signs' in Kiwis savings' habits
Research found many have less than $1000 saved as a backup.
Rise in companies being liquidated for unpaid tax
Inland Revenue driven liquidations rose to 56 in February more than double February 2020.
The great divide: What to expect this earnings season
Who will disappoint and who will surprise on the upside?
Huge disparity in KiwiSaver returns. How did yours perform?
Strong share markets boosted growth funds but some property focused funds lagged.
Broken promise: BNZ to close 38 branches
BNZ says growing demand for its digital services means it will close branches.
Bonus Bonds enter wind-up mode, investors can no longer cash in
Bonus Bond holders can no longer cash in their investments.
Bonus Bond website crashes as investors rush to cash in
Bonus Bonds are to be wound up.
Singaporean-based Kiwis bid hard for $2.3m Ponsonby bungalow
Plus, Singaporeans eye NZ commercial property.
Pain in the pocket: The cost of deferring your mortgage for a year
How much a one year mortgage deferral would cost the average Auckland borrower.
Why NZ's love affair with family trusts could be coming to an end
There are estimated to be between 300,000 and 500,000 trusts in New Zealand.
NZ banks expected to weather Covid-19 storm but risks remain
But risks remain from the pandemic lasting longer and delays in a vaccine.
Mortgage wars: Kiwibank slashes home loan rates
State-owned bank cuts variable rates on business and home loans.
AMP to ditch offices in Auckland and Wellington CBDs
The financial services provider will move to fully flexible working.
Funding for property development and subdivisions dries up
Developers will have to hold on until financiers feel more confident again.
Like Y2K again: Banks get ready for negative interest rates
Banks have to check everything from their legal documents to technology systems.
Where to put your money amid the coronavirus chaos
Share markets are falling and deposit rates at the bank are under pressure.
Bill proposes 20 years residency to get NZ Super
Migrants may need to be resident in New Zealand for 20 years to get NZ Super.
Explained: What happens if you die without a will?
Data shows that few young people have a will.
Insurance warning: 'People being priced out of the market'
Some Kiwis are being priced out of the house insurance market, finance minister warns.
The shared driveway insurance catch you need to know about
A man has been left thousands of dollars out of pocket after being hit by a $5k excess.
Bank of Mum and Dad: Up to 90% of first-home buyers relying on parents
A mortgage broker estimates that parents loan their kids $50k to $80k on average.
Home loan easing 'not enough for first home buyers'
Real estate body says easing lending caps will not be enough to help first home buyers.
Reserve Bank to ease home lending restrictions
The Reserve Bank has released its financial stability report.
Stock Takes: Disclosure a muddy area
Our take on what is happening on the market this week.
NZX talking to Refining NZ about leak
The NZX is engaging with Refining NZ over its burst pipe announcement.
Technology spells end of branch banking
In just five years, more than 150 branches of NZ's major banks have disappeared, and more are earmarked to go the same way.