Latest from Personal Finance

'Double whammy' in 2022 as consumers face inflation and rising rates

Liam Dann talks to Fisher Funds' David McLeish about inflation and interest rates.

Non-bank lending growth plummets

Personal and vehicle finance lenders have been hit the hardest.

'Bleak picture for tenants': Where rents rose the fastest

Rents for New Zealand's 1.3 million tenants outstripped the rate of inflation.

Mike Pero agents fined $25K for Wellington wall, pipe issues

Agents failed to tell about the unstrengthened brick wall and pipe issues at the property.

Diana Clement: We wish you a more meaningful Christmas

OPINION: Careful thinking and planning are key.

'I thought I was a goner': Agent's $19.7m sale after near-death accident

"I thought I was a goner, believe me - if you can't move your toe or thumb..." - Boulgaris

Mary Holm: Where should I invest $150,000 for the greatest return?

How a fund does for a few months, or even a year, isn't the issue.

What rising interest rates and inflation will mean for NZ business in 2022

Companies will need to respond to short and long-term impacts, says PwC.

Experts divided on how to get more saving in KiwiSaver

Panel discussion comes a day after Government indicates it is looking to make tweaks.

Diana Clement: Tis the season to be spending

OPINION: But make sure you are doing it wisely.

Mary Holm: The millionaire, mortgage-free single woman earning a benefit

Are you obliged to tell authorities about an inheritance if you're earning a benefit?

House and car insurance tipped to rise by up to 10 per cent

Rising cost of replacing vehicles and house construction expected to be passed on.

New Health Ministry guidelines out on apartment isolation

Self-isolating residents should get family members or friends to get their rubbish.

Blind sales: Desperate buyers snap up homes without even looking at them

About 43,000 bids online for 1500 successful sales worth over $2 billion since August.

NZ's hidden abuse: The economic harm stopping Kiwis from making their own money decisions

Economic harm often happens alongside domestic abuse.

Tower proposes $30m share buyback

Floods in Napier and Westport weighed on its profits.

Watch: Inside Auckland high-rise when water mains burst

'The whole place is flooded. Don't know where I'm staying the night' - tenant.

Diana Clement: When should you take more risk with your investments?

OPINION: Age, experience, health, ability to earn and attitude to risk all factor in.