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Tamsyn Parker
Business Editor

Tamsyn Parker, Personal Finance Editor for New Zealand’s Herald, is a firm believer in news that you can use to get your finances in better shape for now and into the future.

I'm Tamsyn Parker and I've been a journalist specialising in business and finance reporting since 2005. I caught the journalism bug at high school when my media studies teacher took us for a tour of TVNZ and I became the editor of our school magazine. I completed a Bachelor of Communications Degree at AUT in 2000. I then worked in community newspapers in Auckland and the UK before moving into the financial trade press in London writing about investment products for financial advisers. I returned to New Zealand and got a job with the National Business Review before moving to the Herald where I covered manufacturing and tourism before moving into investments, capital markets and personal finance. I became the Personal Finance Editor in 2014 and in 2020, was made assistant business editor in the business section. I've covered the global financial crisis and collapse of the finance company industry in New Zealand as well as the rise of KiwiSaver. Outside of work, my husband and I spend weekends doing DIY, gardening and spending quality time with my daughters.

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Stock Takes: Why a $4 billion deal fell over

23 Nov 04:00 PM

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Deloitte Top 200: The secrets to being a successful finance boss

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The Deloitte Top 200 awards acknowledge CFOs' success in the big tasks they are facing.

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Business confidence bump expected on election result but no quick fix for economy

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Inflation and the fiscal deficit will remain big challenges for the incoming Government.

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Pipe nightmare: Fletcher Building shares expected to fall

13 Oct 12:57 AM

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Stock Takes: Choppy markets making investors feel seasick

29 Sep 02:02 AM

The big jump in the US 10-year bond yield is pulling investors away from shares.

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Mood of the Boardroom: Why NZ needs crossparty agreement on infrastructure

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NZ needs to look holistically at challenges.

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Rental prices unlikely to fall under National’s plan, investor experts say

30 Aug 05:00 PM

Interest deductibility will be brought back if the Nats form the next government.

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The influential investors buying into Graeme Hart’s packaging empire

18 Aug 12:05 AM

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Dividends make a comeback for tourism sector - why Air NZ will be the laggard

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Will share markets continue to rise in second half of 2023?

06 Jul 05:00 PM

But short-term bonds still appear to be a good bet.

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23 May 05:00 PM

Fisher Funds portfolio manager Matt Peek talks about the impact of the Budget.

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11 May 05:00 PM

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Financial adviser Lisa Dudson talks tackling debt and getting ahead.

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02 Apr 05:00 PM

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Stock Takes: Are bank stocks now a good buy?

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28 Mar 04:00 PM

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Small business owner still waiting to be paid by Genoapay
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28 Mar 05:07 AM

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What’s the future for buy now pay later?

24 Mar 04:00 PM

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Quarter of gen-Xers not sure when they will retire

23 Mar 04:18 AM

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US bank collapse costs: KiwiSaver funds don’t have to reveal their losses

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KiwiSaver funds hit by banking sector fallout

16 Mar 04:00 PM

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Bank change blamed for delay in payout to NZ Halifax investors

16 Mar 04:00 PM

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How flood relief payouts will attract fraudsters

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Listen: Should NZ have a banking inquiry?

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And if we did what would it likely recommend?

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Finance companies call for level playing field with buy now pay later operators

09 Mar 04:45 AM

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S&P reviews insurers following cyclone damage

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The women changing the face of NZ's male-dominated finance industry

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Heartland Group looks to raise up to $125m

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Kiwi startup provides bridge to allow crypto payments for everyday goods

27 Feb 04:00 PM

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European digital banking app Revolut to launch into NZ

26 Feb 04:00 PM

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Who’s likely to take legal action after flood and cyclone disaster?

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