A tax judgment against Andrew Krukziener will 'send shivers' down the spines of some taxpayers, says one accounting firm.

A $500,000 Colin McCahon painting may have to be sold to settle a financial dispute between two companies.

The average NZer is spending $45 less a week than before the recession in a bid to wipe out debt and inject equity into their homes.

More than 800,000 people have black marks on their credit history for defaulting on payments - and many don't know anything about it.

Nana was right: It's never too late to put a little aside for a rainy day.

This week marked the third anniversary of the credit crunch.

Auckland City Council has come under fire for not allowing people to pay their fines off by instalment - unless they go through the court process, incurring further costs.

Women, middle-aged people and high-income households are under more financial stress than other New Zealanders, a survey has shown.

Over a third of kiwi households will have to use credit to pay for otherwise unaffordable expenses if the Reserve Bank increases interest rates in the coming months, according to a new survey.

NZers will look back on the winter of 2010 as the moment we finally realised the last decade of growth was a sham.