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How to be financially average

Forget being high earning - what if you want to be average?

Four government departments spend more on consultants in a financial year after order to cut back

The Government has directed agencies to reduce reliance on contractors and consultants.

Canny view: What’s the future of New Zealand’s economic landscape?

Opinion: Super and healthcare costs are projected to skyrocket. How can NZ cope?

Du Val's inner circle: The key players in the collapsed property empire

Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke's key people in Du Val Group.

Tech Insider: Start-up raises $12m for its new way of business banking

PLUS: One NZ gets 'cell tower-in-the-sky' green light, LinkedIn's new take on AI.

Opinion: What’s the difference between investment products and financial advice?

Opinion: The financial world is awash with retail products.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis addresses media on the Crown accounts for the year to June 2024

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Crown accounts underscore the need to restore discipline to public spending. Video / Mark Mitchell

Thinking of breaking your mortgage? What you need to know

'The more you chase perfection, the worse your returns can be.'

Business leaders cite survival and growth amid financial challenges

Executives’ top concerns are mainly around money matters.

Home equity release could boost retirees' income by 50%

Reverse mortgages make sense for many people, the Retirement Commission says. Here's how.

A financial crunch is coming, Treasury's Dominick Stephens warns

An ageing population will mean the Government needs more tax, Treasury says.

Eye-watering $237m debts run up by failed Du Val, first statutory report reveals

'A number of limitations in respect of these financial records' - PwC on Du Val entities.

Nearly half of corporate police staff surveyed 'interested' in voluntary redundancy

An internal survey reveals most were interested in finding out what they'd be entitled to.

Why Fletcher Building needs $700m in extra capital

'Capital raise keeps the wolves from the door' - analyst Andrew Scott of Morgan Stanley.

Trading halt for Fletcher Building, $700m capital raise announced

Troubled business listed here and in Australia plans to tap investors for huge sum.

Private Auckland hospital doubles in size: New $3m robot, extra beds, surgical expansion

Three new procedure rooms and space for 15 extra beds have opened.