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Ryman posts 24pc lift in annual profit
Ryman Healthcare posted a 24pc gain in annual profit to $241.9m as the value of its properties increased and revenue rose.
Ryman Healthcare posted a 24pc gain in annual profit to $241.9m as the value of its properties increased and revenue rose.
Nearly 33,000 New Zealanders live in retirement villages, up from just over 24,000 people three years ago.
Nearly 50 per cent of women find it uncomfortable to talk about their long-term financial future.
KiwiSaver providers are struggling to move savers out of the default funds despite a requirement by the Government to give people more information on their choices.
Two near-misses in which elderly dementia sufferers narrowly avoided harm after wandering away from caregivers have been slammed as "appalling".
Many retirees are treating the KiwiSaver concept as a Lotto-style payout. Half of them are withdrawing their money and, of that number, most are blowing it on overseas holidays, cars, boats and consumer goods.
Soaring property costs will mean more New Zealanders are likely to experience hardship in retirement.
Even though KiwiSaver is touted as a workplace savings scheme you don't need to be in work to reap some of the benefits, writes Helen Twose.
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Neighbours have failed to stop Ryman Healthcare getting consent for a $100 million-plus village between Greenlane and One Tree Hill.
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A dramatic rise in the number of rest-home caregivers working on temporary visas is raising concerns about disruption to the lives of vulnerable rest-home residents.
Women are feeling a lot less confident about reaching their savings goals than men, an ANZ retirement survey has found.
Only 20 per cent of people near retirement surveyed passed a quiz about the basics of retirement planning.
A reader writes: I intend to settle a cash sum on each of my grandchildren on my demise. What fish hooks exist if I place a lump sum in a KiwiSaver account for each?
A neighbour is opposing a new Auckland Ryman Healthcare village, saying views will be blocked and roads jammed with traffic when hundreds of elderly people move in.
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