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.

COMMENT: All political parties are determined to give me a benefit I don't need, what's the point of refusing?

COMMENT: Before my first visit to a retirement village, I had preconceived ideas about 'an old person' home'.

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

Financial adviser Hannah McQueen answered your money questions in a live chat.

New research shows many Kiwis don't know how much they are paying for KiwiSaver or what returns they are getting.

More than half of over 50 year olds expect their standard of living to drop when they hit retirement, a survey has revealed.

Money experts say failing to pay off the mortgage and save for retirement are the biggest mistakes people can make in their 50s. Sharon

New research shows what worries us the most about money can vary greatly depending on our age.

You've settled down and had a family. You deserve that new couch and the Fiji holiday right? Nope - not if you have to borrow money to get them.

Getting into debt early and spending more than you earn can set you up for a life time of poor financial decisions.

New research has revealed Kiwis are underestimating how much it will cost to fill their supermarket trolleys in retirement.

Run by the Commission for Financial Capability - the government's money education arm - this year's money week is designed to get people thinking about planning for their financial future. NZHerald talked to four Aucklanders about whether they have a money plan and how worried they are about money.

The Bank of England's chief economist has claimed property is a better option for funding retirement than a UK pension.

NZ's biggest listed retirement village operator Ryman, has set up its own precast concrete factory, as delays hit one of its big building project.