Tamsyn Parker
Business Editor
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.
Check out Tamsyn’s latest content
Has Tip Top’s owner been left with a sour taste in its mouth?
The value of its brands has been written down.
Heavy discounts as ANZ launches green business loans
Kiwibank and Westpac have also announced plans for green business loans.
Marlborough Lines looking to sell down investment in Yealands Wine Group
It's looking to find a buyer by the end of this year.
'Greenwashing': Investment funds overstating commitment to environment
Otago research finds managers not 'walking the talk', clients could be choosing 'lemons'.
What's behind Kiwi investors' electric car obsession?
Tesla and Nio are also popular with Kiwi investors.
Cushing family cash in $2.4m worth of PGG Wrightson shares
The Cushing family has had long association with the rural services firm.
When will Kiwis be able to get a share of Allbirds?
And the risks they need to be aware of.
KiwiSaver provider Booster invests over $10m into avocado grower
Darling Group grows avocados, kiwifruit, blueberries and citrus in New Zealand.
Lewis Rd Creamery owner to get loan discounts for hitting environmental farming targets
The BNZ loan is the first to provide financial incentives to a farming business.
Kiwibank plans to close seven branches
Kiwibank made the announcement while releasing an improved half year result.
Villa Maria Estate up for sale, could fetch $200m-plus
Villa Maria Estate could be worth more than $200 million.
Food processors hit by big jump in insurance premiums from flammable panels
The Kiwifruit industry is spending millions of dollars on fire prevention measures.
Continuous Disclosure: Trades upset A2 Milk investors
What's happening on the markets this week.
Most public companies failing to report on environmental impact
Most public companies are reporting on gender balance but not impact on environment.
Reserve Bank warning: household debts too high
The Reserve Bank has released it latest report on the banking and finance sector.
New fund to invest in horticulture land
A new fund will invest in a range of horticultural land opportunities.
'Madness': Ponsonby supermarket runs out of vegetables
Some shoppers have found empty shelves at supermarkets around the country.
Report: Fonterra has failed to deliver 'meaningful returns'
The report says it is "critical" that the poor returns be addressed.
It's Kiwi mince - only without the meat
On the shelf, it would be difficult to tell the meat-free from the meaty version.
New carbon investment fund to launch
Kiwis could soon be able undertake investment through a new carbon fund.
Bankrupt farmer calls for NZ bank inquiry
A farmer says a Royal Commission would give people such as him a chance to have a say.
Stock Takes: Chicken anyone?
The inside word what is going on in the New Zealand share market.
Sleeping KiwiSavers miss out on billions
Savings scheme passes $40b. But hundreds of thousands of people are missing out.
A new way to get high returns
Investors are grabbing opportunities to invest in stocks associated with the marijuana.
Older Kiwis not ready to quit work
A quarter of New Zealand's workforce is expected to be over 55 within the next 20 years.
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.
Big Read: NZ's vanishing bank branches
As more people do online transactions, small towns must adapt to closures.
ANZ proposing branch closures
ANZ bank, the country's largest bank, could be closing branches around New Zealand.
How lifestyle spending can ruin your life
You've settled down and had a family. You deserve that new couch and the Fiji holiday right? Nope - not if you have to borrow money to get them.
Kiwibank won't replace Westpac branches
Kiwibank says it won't be stepping in to fill the void left by Westpac's proposed branch closures. First Union says Westpac is planning
Small towns stranded if branches close
Three towns will be left with no bank branches if Westpac goes ahead with a raft of planned closures.
'Right attitude' key to $70k farm jobs
A farm worker with the right attitude could take fewer than five years to get to a $70k-plus salary, says an industry leader.
Online exchange for private firms
A new online exchange aims to help investors who own shares in private companies or units in property, farm or forestry syndicates to trade them more easily.
Caution the theme this reporting season
New Zealand's listed companies are expected to present solid results to the market in the coming months but analysts are predicting cautious outlooks.
Agribusiness: Plan to boost food earnings
A $16.65m programme to develop new ways to process food could add $250m a year to NZ's export earnings.
Agribusiness: The advantages of good genes
Gene-mappers say the information they are producing could add $300m to the dairy industry. Tamsyn Parker reports.
Agribusiness: Projecting the right image
Massey scientists are exploring technology for better farming reports Tamsyn Parker.
Agribusiness: Livestock chasing $1b goal
It may seem an uphill task but CEO Wayne McNee tells Tamsyn Parker he is pursuing a growth strategy.
Agribusiness: Approach success by design
Understanding other cultures is key to NZ making its food attractive to different markets around the world.
Agribusiness: Market-led the modern Landcorp buzzword
Landcorp boss Steven Carden is taking a two-pronged approach to developing and building on NZ's largest corporate farmer.
Compensation claims looming, predict law experts
Fonterra is likely to face compensation claims from companies it supplied with tainted whey, says a law professor.
Stock Takes: Green light
Looks like details of the long-awaited Mighty River Power float are set to be released on Monday with the Government raring to go after receiving the all clear from the Supreme Court.
<i>Stock takes</i>: Shares flying high as market recovers
Fast food retailer Restaurant Brands not only served up a strong result this week but has also had the best performing share price in the last year.
Fonterra's farmers inject $270m
Fonterra has raised about $270 million from its farmer shareholders.
Fonterra eyes buyout of Saudi partner
Fonterra is in talks to buy out its partner in the Saudi Arabian milk and cheese market, Saudi New Zealand Milk Products.
Half of Fonterra's farmers should buy new shares
Half of Fonterra's farmers are expected to buy the additional shares being offered by from today, says Federated Farmers.
Fonterra picked to increase payout
Fonterra is expected to announce an increase in its payout forecast to farmers early next week.
Tourism loses top foreign earnings crown
Tourism has lost its title as the nation's biggest export earner, falling behind the dairy sector.
Fonterra boss takes pay cut worth as much as $360,000
Fonterra's highest-paid employee - likely to be chief executive Andrew Ferrier - appears to have taken a pay cut of up to $360,000.