You're a 48-year-old woman with three grown-up children. You've worked most of your adult life, saved when you could for your future. You look forward to being an active superannuitant in 17 years, enjoying your freedom and "living the dream".

KiwiSaver providers with more money invested in the New Zealand share market beat the pack last quarter, according to Morningstar.

More than a third of Kiwisavers are withdrawing their funds when they hit retirement and spending it on cars, boats and home improvements.

Blended families are common in New Zealand.

When you're young, you never imagine you're going to grow old, writes Kerre McIvor. In fact, when you're young, you don't actually want to grow old.

So what's the difference between KiwiSaver and the Government's Superannuation Fund and is Kiwisaver backed by the Government?

Adjusting people's retirement savings for inflation has dented the confidence of those putting a nest egg aside, an ANZ survey has found.

Adjusting peoples' retirement savings for inflation has dented the confidence of those putting a nest egg aside, an ANZ survey has found.

It's a sunny weekday morning and the lounge of Maygrove Village in Orewa is sparsely populated.

On the field, Richie McCaw and Dan Carter have largely managed to avoid the wrath of referees' cards.

"Spending the Kids' Inheritance" - or SKIing as it is sometimes called - is an increasingly popular phenomenon.

Who better than Prebble to spot a potential wedge between National and Act and create a groundswell in favour of raising the superannuation age, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

A retirement policy expert has hit back at a warning by a KiwiSaver provider that New Zealanders face the prospect of a retirement income that meets only basic needs.

All Black captain Richie McCaw has been planning for retirement by investing in the aged-care industry.

John Key has not made many political mistakes but even on his side of the fence there is a feeling he went too far, writes John Roughan.

A retirement village developer spending $500 million in Auckland says building in the city is hard because Auckland Council is extremely slow to process consent applications.

Savers who keep their money in conservative KiwiSaver funds lag behind those in growth funds and risk having a smaller nest egg at retirement, warns Morningstar.

The chief executive of the Aged Care Associations Martin Taylor joins us at midday today to answer your questions about the aged care industry.

Caregivers do tasks few could stomach, often for minimal wages, report Simon Collins and Martin Johnston.

A rest home where a nurse was accused of threatening an elderly woman with being committed to a mental institution says it has made major changes and provides high-quality care.

"It's not a commodity you're dealing with, it's humans." Lloyd Dean fears the Edmund Hillary Retirement Village in Remuera failed to learn the lessons of his dad's death.

An outbreak of scabies infestations at a rest home wasn't managed properly for nine months, an official investigation has found.

Long-term care for elderly New Zealanders is becoming a byproduct of the property development business.

Young people from Ngai Tahu are more likely to be saving for retirement and are more wary of debt than other Kiwis their age, a study has found.

If you're in your golden years and don't think you have enough money saved for a comfortable retirement, you're in good company.