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Even for a worker on the minimum wage, savings scheme is worth joining.
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Comment: We need to talk about pensions
Financial Times: Better education about retirement benefits is crucial at any age.
Foreign buyers sell off NZ homes in droves, push house prices down
Foreign buyers are selling more properties than they are buying in New Zealand.
Auckland house prices sliding amid fears of a fall in first-home buyers
Auckland house prices are now on a run of 17 months of near consecutive price drops.
2020 life hack: How to pay your mortgage off faster
A little goes a long way, when it comes to escaping your biggest debt
Kiwi, 58, detained in Cambodia for 'being homeless'
Kiwi Chris Knight claims he was detained for having coffee with Cambodian journalists.
Student who lost $60k home deposit starts Givealittle
The student bought a apartment via her mother, but now can't afford to pay.
'The agent was my mum': Student loses $60k deposit
"She did not warn me whatsoever about the difficulties" - daughter on agent mum.
Deposit lost: First-home buyer's $60k 'hard lesson'
The developer says the contract was clear in specifying the details of the sale.
Diana Clement: What financial advice costs and how to access it cheaply
COMMENT: You must first of all understand what an "adviser" is.
Landlord claimed tenant 'smuggled' 10 tonne rock onto property
Landlord was seeking $3510 to break up the rock.
Rise of the first-home buyers: The new market hotspots
Newcomers to property market increasingly compete with investors.
Retired and living in a tent: Elderly Kiwis' housing crisis
Two heart attacks and surgery costs depleted John's savings.
Why increasing numbers of super rich leads to a tax problem
The number of super-rich in NZ has increased 75 per cent in the past five years.
Strong markets help bolster KiwiSaver funds to $57b
Strong markets across the board helped boost KiwiSaver funds.
Why term deposits aren't making the money they used to
Interest rates are at historic lows, but if you master them, you'll master your money.
Taxing the rich no simple equation
We say: The number of super-rich earners in NZ has soared. Do they pay fair share of tax?
NZ's largest safe deposit box supplier has 'little regard for money laundering risks': regulator
Commonwealth Vault hit with warning but says it is taking steps to comply with rules
Revealed: NZ's 350 new super-rich - and an $85m tax fight
Each high wealth individual has, or controls, wealth in excess of $50 million.
Regulator considers credit card ban for online gambling
How would a ban on using credit cards affect businesses?
Shoebox city: Would you live in an apartment twice the size of a prison cell?
Studio apartments just 21 square metres built in Auckland despite planning rules.
Ranked: 2019's most expensive property sales
2019's most expensive residential/lifestyle sale results revealed.
Chinese activity collapses: Only 75 Auckland homes sold to overseas buyers in past 3 months
The law change has seen the number of overseas buyers collapse.
Insurance start-up attracts NYSE-listed investor
Government funded New Zealand Venture Investment Fund also threw in more money.
Nelson agent fined $2500 for revealing sale price range
"Licensee Neilan failed to act in the client's best interest" - Real Estate Authority
How location can give you a house that fits your lifestyle
Location, location, location is key for lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle.
'Spirals of debt': Payday lenders face heat over loans with 100%-plus interest
Some parts of the finance sector want tougher rules to apply to Payday lenders.
Real estate agent fined for selling house with illegal rooms
Siu or Sam Yeung sold Auckland house with illegal rooms
Man with Down syndrome changes KiwiSaver
People with life-shortening conditions will get KiwiSaver before age 65.
Diana Clement: How to find the best investment platform
COMMENT: Fund supermarkets are making investing easier for a growing band of Kiwis.
It's on the house: Our $265bn mortgage debt monster
Mortgage debt is still rising faster than incomes.
The IRD owes an 11yo girl four cents. They say she can't have it.
Young children are income earners for tax purposes if they hold KiwiSaver or bank savings.
Property developers ditch plans for 68 new homes
Developers are quitting Auckland projects and seeking urgent or 'fire sales', agent says.