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Liam Dann: Will ‘stingy’ Boomers help push interest rates lower?
OPINION: Wealthy Boomers should be out there spending, but instead they're saving.
Is a house really an investment?
It might be a big part of your financial life, but should it be?
Meet the retired couple who sold everything to cruise around the world
It might seem slightly insane, but it’s actually cheaper than buying a home.
Ryman suffers massive profit drop but revenue up
Company's chief executive left suddenly last month, no one has said why.
Darcy Ungaro: Your money’s worth with cycles and superstition
Opinion: Can our net wealth really change with the weather?
Diana Clement: Tips for teaching your teens not to spend
OPINION: Every child and young adult is different with money.
Tens of thousands of pensioners still paying off student loans, new data shows
Financial mentors say student loan debt can stick with people for a long time.
Upmarket retirement operator Oceania Healthcare pushes up profit and assets
Lucrative care suites help drive up profit.
Five things to know about KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals
So what do you need to know if you're eyeing your KiwiSaver to tide you over a tough time?
I own a $1.1m home and have $530k, will I have to keep working? - Mary Holm
OPINION: If the $1m estimate were correct, a big proportion of retirees would struggle.
Victim of freak bridge incident says council, contractor, haven't apologised
The wife of a man injured on a council bridge says their lives have been dreadful since.
Retirement village, hotel and more planned for $200m+ Ayrburn near Arrowtown
'It will take us five years, hoping to be the most visited destination in Queenstown.'
NZ over-65s staying in paid work longer to ‘transition into retirement’
Superannuation kicks in at 65, but people are staying in work longer.
Editorial: We will remember them - but is that enough?
OPINION: We must do more than just remember them.
Auckland Council vs Ranfurly Village over $650k fees - who won?
Arguments for lower fees were based on a Ryman case where amounts were cut by 79 per cent.
Richard Umbers resigns as CEO of retirement giant Ryman Healthcare
Retirement village giant now searching for a new group chief executive.
Liam Dann: Why so many Kiwis are leaving for Australia and its stronger economy
OPINION: Kiwis are leaving at record rates, recalling NZ's great late 1970s brain drain.
'Significant fraud': Care worker steals $25k from two elderly clients
One of the victims has since died, while the other won't get all her money back.
From rugby field to $350m retirement village: Summerset nears tryline
Deposits taken on the first stage or 180 units amount to around $100m of sales.
Far North trust plans 28 units to house elderly in Kaitāia
Homes for up to 56 elderly are set to be built by Kaitāia's Switzer Trust.
'Silver lining' of immigration: New house consents plummet, what might change that?
'For every three people coming into New Zealand, we need a new house.' - Mike Blackburn.
Biggest US public pension plan hires former NZ Super Fund executive as boss
Financial Times: Stephen Gilmore’s appointment to $827b fund ends seven-month vacancy.
Iwi react to plans for vast new Remuera retirement village
There are concerns about the plans blocking viewshafts to sacred mountains.
Small business: Vacuum Elevators raising the odds of keeping elderly in their own homes
The couple are passionate about helping people have a better quality of life.
Asset-rich, cash-poor: Retirees selling homes and hitting the road
The New Zealand Motor Home Association's CEO is urging them not to make too big a leap.
Retirement village's plans for affordable rental housing
Kerikeri Retirement village has scaled back plans to build 200 units in Kerikeri.
Property Insider: ‘Mr Quick’ striding ahead fast; ‘Mr Hotel’ leaving Colliers
No room for gloom: Mr Quick's $500m scheme, Winton's $750m plans, plaudits for Brealey.
‘Shockwaves:’ Senior driver concerned over cognitive testing
A senior driver has questioned the fairness of the cognitive tests.
Hastings mechanic hangs up overalls after six decades under the bonnet
Graham Smith has worked for the same business since 1964.
$5.4m starting price: Winton's new apartment plan for Wynyard Quarter
A new 12-level building is planned for the Pakenham St West/Daldy St corner.
'As a country we don't celebrate things enough' - PM opens $500m The Foundation retirement village
'I think as a country we don’t celebrate things enough,' says Christopher Luxon.
Property Insider: Who ate all the pies? Sacked Filipino worker finds new job
How to keep tradies on your site? Could a pie-dispensing machine help retain them?