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.
Bank sales techniques are under fire after a survey showed workers were concerned about promoting products to customers who could not afford them.
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One in four New Zealanders will pay their bills late over the next year, with 35pc saying they would miss paying the TV bill if they ran short of cash.
Credit cards have reduced our apparent ability to budget - but at a price.