Your KiwiSaver fund is quietly supporting a range of businesses.

Now is not the time to miss out on the easy KiwiSaver cash wins

With a couple of tiny tweaks, your KiwiSaver could make you more money, and who wouldn't take advantage of that?

Saturday 6:00am

Mikaere Hina

Three heart attacks in a year led to early retirement for this hard-working chef

In the latest in our Finances after 50 series, we talk to 60-year-old Mikaere Hina of Taranaki about work, stress and the gap between the Māori and Pākehā approaches to money.

Saturday 6:00am

Are NZ house prices set to slide further? 

Are NZ house prices set to slide further? 

Agents report the top three concerns of buyers were rising interest rates, employment and then falling house prices.

Sun, May 10

Max Richards (Composite image: Vania Chandrawidjaja, 1News)

‘Life's a gamble’: Max works in a supermarket, pays rent, and is almost 89

In the latest in our Finances after 50 series, we talk to Max Richards who Pak’nSave Napier shoppers will recognise as a vibrant presence in the store.

Sun, May 10

Many banks offer "bonus" interest rates on savings accounts, if people meet certain criteria, such as making a deposit each month or not withdrawing money.

Is your savings account interest rate as good as you think it is?

New Zealanders are warned to check they're being paid the interest rate they think they are in their savings accounts.

Sat, May 9

How much does it really cost first-home buyers to get into the market?

How much does it really cost first-home buyers to get into the market?

Over the past year, first-time buyers have purchased 24,800 properties - the highest annual number since the year to the third quarter of 2021.

Fri, May 8

A woman in the gym.

Five gym problems - and how the disputes tribunal rules

Here are five ways that gyms and gym-goers have hit trouble and ended up before a tribunal.

Tue, May 5

Inland Revenue (IRD) (file image).

It's almost tax season: Will you get a refund?

Here's what you need to know as Inland Revenue starts sending out tax refunds.

Tue, May 5

Home loans.

Major bank hikes some fixed-term mortgage rates

All the major banks have increased rates in recent weeks.

Tue, May 5

First house at 17, first million by 32: Steve Goodey talks property investment

First house at 17, first million by 32: Steve Goodey talks property investment

In the latest in our 'Finances after 50' series, we talk to an investor, property coach and author about riding the ups and downs of the property market.

Mon, May 4

Make sure you can still afford that house if interest rates shift.

If capital gains dream is over, what it means for the housing market

In New Zealand’s long and storied romance with the property market, the "mum and dad" investor has always been a central character.

Sun, May 3

Composite image: Vania Chandrawidjaja, 1News

'You get used to whatever you have': What a budgeting whizz spends at the supermarket

Two small-town working parents enjoy a reasonable income, but have still had to make lifestyle changes due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Sat, May 2

Composite image: Anna Biddle, 1News

How to stop blowing your money on spontaneous online purchases

You didn't mean to go shopping so how, with nothing more than a twitch of your thumb, did you manage to drop all that cash?

Sat, May 2

ANZ Bank New Zealand chief executive officer Antonia Watson said the result came at a time of heightened global uncertainty.

ANZ NZ posts $1.2 billion half-year profit

The results were up 2% on the last half-year results.

Fri, May 1

April 2026
Cost of living pressures may play a part in growing council rates arrears.

Rates arrears growing - which city leads the pack?

Overall combined rates arrears across the major centres have grown by tens of millions over the past three years.

Thu, Apr 30

Power lines.

Questions asked about power price rises

Power prices are rising, but how much - and how do you get a better deal?

Wed, Apr 29

The bank was lifting all rates from one-year to five years by from six to 20 basis points.

Major bank hikes mortgage rates

The bank was lifting all rates from one year to five years by six to 20 basis points.

Wed, Apr 29

Home loans.

How to cut your mortgage interest bill in half

Total home lending rose 17.5% in the six months to December, and almost a quarter of new home loans went to first-home buyers.

Tue, Apr 28

How high do your steps to retirement need to be, in money terms?

How much money do you really need to retire early?

If your goal is to retire at 40, 50 or even 60, you might be wondering how much money you need to be able to do that.

Sun, Apr 26

Share My Super founder Liz Greive (composite image: Vinay Ranchhod, 1News)

Charity founder Liz Greive on poverty, wealth and her advice to women

Finances after 50 is a new series in which we talk to New Zealanders in the second half of life about their relationship with money.

Sun, Apr 26

Composite image: Vinay Ranchhod, 1News

'We live paycheck to paycheck': What does a young family spend at the supermarket?

She's on ACC, his work as a tradie is weather dependent. What does it cost to feed this Wellington couple and their son?

Sat, Apr 25

Lotto winners room.

'Whole body went numb': Taranaki couple claim $14.3m Powerball prize

A New Plymouth woman who has played the same Lotto numbers for years says shock set in as she realised she’d landed the life-changing prize, with plans already forming to help others.

Wed, Apr 22

'A storm every eight days': Claims triple to country's biggest insurer

'A storm every eight days': Claims triple to country's biggest insurer

An increasing number of severe weather events were now happening in spring and summer, IAG says.

Tue, Apr 21

Letters have been sent to people who would normally have their tax assessed automatically and who Inland Revenue knows have traded on one or more crypto-asset exchanges (file image).

'You're not invisible': IRD warns crypto investors in tax crackdown

The agency said it had identified 355,000 unique users, who had collectively undertaken around 57 million transactions with a total value of $36 billion.

Mon, Apr 20

Broken piggy bank (file image).

The top investment advice you perhaps should ignore

Someone who is offering a really good investment won't need to give you a hard sell.

Sun, Apr 19