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Student debt: 728,000 owe nearly $15 billion
People need to ask whether course is worth it and how they'll pay off loans, says expert.
People need to ask whether course is worth it and how they'll pay off loans, says expert.
New Zealanders officially have around $15.7b in consumer debt, but one money expert says it's actually much higher than that.
Are you one of those swamped by debt? Here's our top tips to get it under control.
NZ is poised to exceed half a trillion dollars worth of gross debt as mortgage lending accelerates at its fastest rate since the global financial crisis.
Kiwis are treating their houses like cash machines, piling on the debt as they watch the value of their properties soar.
COMMENT: NZ's total debt is poised to hit half a trillion dollars as mortgage lending surges to levels not seen since the global financial crisis.
New Zealand's household debt level is one of the highest in the developed world compared to the size of our economy.
COMMENT: Does tertiary education needs a new approach?
COMMENT: A daughter living abroad should be encouraged to face up and repay the money she owes, writes Mary Holm.
Fonterra's total borrowings now more than $7.5 billion, writes Brian Gaynor.
New Zealanders often appear unable or even unwilling to repay their debts, especially those owed to the state or city hall.
A Kiwi living overseas who ignored requests to repay his student loan has been arrested at the New Zealand border after returning home for a visit. Should overseas student loan dodgers be arrested on return?
The Government plans to chase down $1.8 million still owed by teachers who were overpaid from 2012 - 2014 because of problems with Novopay.
When Donna Cooper considered taking the helm of Baycorp's New Zealand operation, she took a long hard look at herself.
Our increasingly relaxed attitude to using credit is worrying experts.
Middle-aged, middle-class women desperate to 'keep up with the Joneses' in their shopping habits are more likely to be in debt than any other group.
The number of people going bankrupt has ticked up for the first time since 2009 when fallout from the global financial crisis reached its peak.
Creators of a controversial loyalty card that offers to pay part of a drinker's bar tab off their student loan are planning to go global.
Walt Glazer asks whether Auckland should become the Hong Kong of the South Pacific or remain a Kiwi oasis of security for the future.
A life-time of renting is becoming a reality for many New Zealanders, a survey shows, as the need for large deposits and big mortgages block their way to home ownership.
Gosh, that was a baptism by fire. I remember the day, in the aftermath of the October 1987 crash, when the Brierley share price dropped below $2 - down from more than $5 just a few weeks before.
A 79-year-old accountant who owes Inland Revenue more than $400 million has successfully stalled it from trying to bankrupt him.
Having bad credit can stand in the way of everything from borrowing from the bank to signing up with a power company for your home electricity.
People do odd - inexplicable, even - things with their money. Sometimes it's because of mental health problems - diagnosed or otherwise, writes Diana Clement.
A staggering 142,000 students are working towards a degree, with another 448,000 toiling away for a lesser qualification. Most of them are wasting their time, writes Damien Grant.