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Gareth Morgan: No one deserves a fat state pension
Gareth Morgan looks at the morality and practicality of continuing the present system of superannuation.
Editorial: Cost blowout takes shine off Gold Card
The scheme was originally budgeted to cost taxpayers $18 million a year. That has now swollen to $26 million, and will continue to rise if nothing is done.
Diana Clement: Specialist choices give KiwiSaver twist
Not all KiwiSaver funds are vanilla-flavoured conservative, balanced or growth funds, writes Diana Clement.
Should you still sign kids up to KiwiSaver?
Parents would be financially better off paying down their mortgage or other debts than signing their children up to KiwiSaver.
KiwiSavers will have to leave $1000 in accounts
First home buyers using their KiwiSaver savings will have to leave at least $1000 in their accounts in future.
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.
Retirement villages see rapid growth
Nearly 33,000 New Zealanders live in retirement villages, up from just over 24,000 people three years ago.
Safety-first KiwiSavers risk losing out
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.
'Appalling' dementia care
Two near-misses in which elderly dementia sufferers narrowly avoided harm after wandering away from caregivers have been slammed as "appalling".
Diana Clement: Annuities - cash till it's over
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.
House price threat for retirees
Soaring property costs will mean more New Zealanders are likely to experience hardship in retirement.
Kiwisaver: Beneficiaries receive full use of scheme
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.
Get Sorted: There's no denying it
There are times when we just really don’t want to know how our finances are tracking towards retirement.
KiwiSaver: Funds can be used for foreign houses
KiwiSaver is all about retirement savings but it recognises that for many people a comfortable retirement includes owning their own home.
Mortgage wars: Banks prune rates
Banks have started cutting interest rates as the busy house-hunting season heats up. So how will it affect would-be home-buyers?
Get Sorted: The dark side of a KiwiSaver holiday
The sea, the sun, the sand – what’s not to like? Unless it’s a holiday that ends up setting you back $136,400…
Is retirement a pipe dream?
Early retirement is an unrealistic dream for many adult Kiwis and some fear they will have to work into their 70s.
Business Leader of the Year: Simon Challies
An excellent communicator albeit with a quietly confident manner, highly successful but without any arrogance, an affinity with those moving into quiet retirement but with a love of hard-rocking Shihad - Ryman Healthcare boss Simon Challies.
Rise of migrants worry in aged care
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 less confident about retirement goals - survey
Women are feeling a lot less confident about reaching their savings goals than men, an ANZ retirement survey has found.
Are you smart enough to retire?
Only 20 per cent of people near retirement surveyed passed a quiz about the basics of retirement planning.
KiwiSaver: Helping grandchildren into first home
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?
Neighbour fights new Ryman site
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.