After 35 years on the job, he was minutes from retirement. But first, he blasted his bosses in a company-wide email.

Retirement Commissioner to present KiwiSaver recommendations to Government.

Ryman plans to build a non-complying project on a greenfields ex-navy site in Devonport.

COMMENT: Even a little extra payment will be a help for family facing a terminal illness.

Earthquake damage at a retirement village has forced the company to demolish an entire block of 40 units.

Arvida Group says it's on track to deliver a strong annual result after it more than doubled first-half profit.

The Government is "burying their heads in the sand" when it comes to New Zealand's superannuation.

Auckland is falling off the pace in its natural tendency to produce disproportionately more economic output than the rest of the country.

The Ryman village is planned for the ex-Navy Wakakura site in Devonport.

What made that lemon especially bitter was telling the very satisfied teller that I was doing it so that the children could view their KiwiSaver balances online.

New figures reveal the group of New Zealanders who have felt the cost of living increase the most.

A New Zealand aged care trust has been lauded for its use of a robotic fur seal 'colony' that helps dementia patients.

The age for superannuation needs to be raised and people should have to live longer in the country, the Retirement Commissioner says.

A frightening direct lightning strike at a Mosgiel retirement village yesterday ''caused havoc with the electrics'' and frightened residents and staff.

The long-time owners of Sailfish Cove, who are looking at retirement, are selling up the 12ha property where they first planted grapes back in 1995.

Hamiltonian Dorris Ratcliffe is 98 years old but has the lifestyle of a woman much younger. She says keeping busy and volunteering makes her life worthwhile.

Dralloc Castle in Turakina Beach Rd is both a dream and a future business for Maggie and Larry Collard. The two storey castle is

The cost of superannuation would rise from 5 per cent of GDP to 7 per cent of GDP by 2045, Commerce Minister Paul Goldsmith said.

Investors need to consider the increasing debt being taken on by some retirement village operators, according to a report.

COMMENT: Secure income is all very well, but retiree wants some fun too.

New phone line offers help for elderly immigrants and those who live alone.

Join Tristram Clayton as he talks with Business Reporter Christopher Adams about a potential financial crash for New Zealand.

New data shows nearly 90 per cent of all personal debt in New Zealand is tied up in property.

COMMENT: New Zealand has changed an awful lot over the past 30 years. Mostly for the good, but not for everyone.

COMMENT: Before spending, think: will your nest egg last once you stop working?

More women are working at ages when their mothers and grandmothers were long retired.

As all the jobs and big-smoke buzz centres on Auckland, the regions are trying to find a way to carry on, writes Russell Blackstock.

Sociologist Paul Spoonley argues in it that some regions of declining population and business should accept fate and adopt strategies of "smart decline".

Revealed: Ryman's Devonport retirement village plans

Retirement village operator Metlifecare's latest big operation has opened on Auckland's North Shore.