The average NZer is spending $45 less a week than before the recession in a bid to wipe out debt and inject equity into their homes.

More than 800,000 people have black marks on their credit history for defaulting on payments - and many don't know anything about it.

The deleveraging story may be completely back to front. The problem is not too much debt, but not enough of the good stuff.

Nana was right: It's never too late to put a little aside for a rainy day.

This week marked the third anniversary of the credit crunch.

Auckland City Council has come under fire for not allowing people to pay their fines off by instalment - unless they go through the court process, incurring further costs.

Women, middle-aged people and high-income households are under more financial stress than other New Zealanders, a survey has shown.

Over a third of kiwi households will have to use credit to pay for otherwise unaffordable expenses if the Reserve Bank increases interest rates in the coming months, according to a new survey.

NZers will look back on the winter of 2010 as the moment we finally realised the last decade of growth was a sham.

Bank sales techniques are under fire after a survey showed workers were concerned about promoting products to customers who could not afford them.