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If the interest is zero, why would you pay back any more than the minimum?
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Like it or not, cheques are nearing the end of the line.
Covid-defying values: Auckland homes make more in one year than average workers earn in seven
Home owners in Wellington and Gisborne and Auckland's Herne Bay have reason to celebrate.
Check your KiwiSaver fund to boost your first-home buyer chances
Five minutes at the computer could change your money future.
The KiwiSaver mistake younger people are making that hurts first-home buying
Half of those 18-29 want KiwiSaver for their first home.
Local Focus: Should BOP's rich pay more tax?
Three candidates have their say on the tax issue. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Why the number of default KiwiSaver providers could shrink
Some providers will be excluded from applying to become default KiwiSaver providers.
Four businessmen deny $2.72m tax dodge in tobacco importation case
The cargo was declared as roof extension units, but Customs found millions of cigarettes.
Diana Clement: Five tips for making extra money
Changing your economic reality starts with taking action.
Mary Holm: Taking the measure of growing debt
Rule of thumb gives borrowers an easy way to work out how deep into the red they're going.
Exclusive poll: What voters think of National's tax cuts
Auckland and Wellington: A tale of two cities when it comes to support for tax cuts.
Auckland housing market brushes off Covid as spring fever kicks in
The median residential sale price for September was $930,000, up on August's $911,000.
A nasty tax surprise for Russia's mining tycoons
Russia's richest will have to get used to providing more support to the Kremlin.
Jane Wrightson: In times of crisis, call an older person
Opinion: Most of those aged over 60 are better off than any other generation right now.
How to negotiate more money, even during a pandemic
Whether you're a contractor or an employee, you can still have a conversation about pay.
Local Focus: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates on taxing the rich to feed the poor
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates talk tax. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Up in smoke: Cannabis-growing renters set million dollar rental on fire
But despite causing $400,000 damage, tenants asked to only pay $800 towards repair costs.
Local Focus: Tukituki tax talk
Investors, Covid and Ringo all part of the tax debate. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Trump tax calculator: How much more you pay than billionaire president
Joe Biden has capitalised on Trump's tax revelations.
Cuthbertson: Tax is our unsung Covid hero
Opinion: In less than a month, Inland Revenue received more than 77,000 loan applications.
Tax will either be centre-stage in this election, or not far from it
Deloitte has worked with Fran O'Sullivan to shape the Mood of The Boardroom tax questions.
Letters: Cancer treatment, tax cuts and German sailors
Letters on cancer treatment and Pharmac; tax cuts, Matariki and more.
Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies compared
How the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.
Diana Clement: Talking the talk - the secret to financial success
The right attitude to money and finances goes a long way.
Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards
National wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.
Mark Bryers out on bail but still yet to enter pleas
The Kiwi businessman is accused of helping a crime boss structure an A$17.5m tax scam.
Simon Wilson's election diary: Why is the Greens' wealth tax so scary?
The Greens are the only party to propose genuine tax reform to help address inequality.
'Bottom line': The policy that could prevent a Greens-Labour coalition Govt
Future Labour-Greens Coalition government in doubt over wealth tax dispute.
Toby Pascoe: Reserve Bank is living in dreamland
Comment: Doomsday predictions of a property price slump have been wrong again.
KiwiSaver provider to invest in start-up tech companies
Kiwi Wealth to invest via Movac technology fund.
Masala boss remains behind bars for tax evasion and money laundering
Money was sent around the world and laundered through foreign exchange and forex trading.
Local Focus: Can taxing the rich more help poor people escape poverty?
Very different opinions on tax among candidates. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The $10b shake-up: Who wants to be a default KiwiSaver provider?
Who will apply for the KiwiSaver default status and who will be appointed?
Mary Holm: It pays to check your Super
A couple's windfall is a reminder to make sure you're on the right tax code.