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Rupert Carlyon: Take a breath before you touch that windfall
Most of us have spent the past few days daydreaming about what we would spend $55 million on.
Pay off the mortgage, book a holiday, send some off to…
11 months, 1 week ago
Hamish Pepper: The NZ economy is finally recovering
The Reserve Bank shocked a lot of us last month when it cut the OCR by 50 basis points down to 2.5%.
Analysts have said that the RBNZ was reading the…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Max Whitehead: Be careful when placing a complaint with HR
Dame Noeline Taurua was stood down as the coach of the Silver Ferns in September due to 'significant issues' in the team. After many public statement…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Janet Xuccoa: What's the point of a trust?
Trusts are hardly mentioned outside of when wealth tax is in the news, or when someone mentions their accountant told them to get one.
One side of th…
1 year ago
Amanda Morrall: There's more to life besides money
An interesting report came out this week about budgets: the average household spending has only gone up two dollars a week since 2023.
50-percent of …
1 year ago
Martin Hawes: Does a new Reserve Bank governor even matter?
A new governor has been appointed for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand - all the way from Sweden.
Dr Anna Breman has already received criticism from …
1 year ago
Hamish Pepper: Forecasts rise for OCR after GDP shrinks
The economy had a worse than expected drop in the June quarter, shrinking 0.9%.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has blamed it on global turmoil, but …
1 year, 1 month ago
Rupert Carlyon: KiwiSaver is unaffordable as it is
Last week, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters announced plans to campaign for compulsory KiwiSaver at the next election, and increase the minimu…
1 year, 1 month ago
Max Whitehead: Is it always the squeaky wheel that gets the oil?
There are two different types of employees - one who stays low profile, gets what they need to get done, done, and goes home.
Then there's the other…
1 year, 1 month ago
Shamubeel Eaqub: Reconsidering which insurance you use
It's no secret that the cost of living has gone a bit crazy these past few years, but insurance seems to be one of the hardest hit.
Insurance prices …
1 year, 1 month ago