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Why insurers aren't giving rebates for car cover this lockdown

Last year two insurers refunded nearly $27 million to customers.

Rental crackdown: What landlords can and can't ask tenants

Lists out of what landlords can and can't legally ask tenants.

Tower to charge more to insure properties with high flood risk

One in 10 customers face a higher premium cost.

'Extremely distressing': Finance boss on Nido investors losing 87% of their money

'Extremely distressing to fall so far short of the possibility envisaged' - Neil Tuffin

First home buyers at record high levels

'Very active' first home buyers are now a third of the market in one region.

Diana Clement: Barometers of a pandemic - booze, betting, beauty and bars

OPINION: Drinking is up, while beauty treatments are down.

Lawyers slam 'intrusive' new Inland Revenue power

Law Society wrote scathing letter to Attorney General about rushed tax law change.

Mary Holm: How to get into the investing game

You're better off playing, than waiting too long on the sidelines.

ANZ CEO's bumper pay packet and what John Key earns to chair NZ's largest bank

Plus how much retired Westpac NZ CEO David McLean made in his last year.

Banks 'going through statements with a fine tooth comb'

Red flags could include excessive cafe, bar, dairy, alcohol and gambling expenditure.

Harmoney secures A$105m funding line

The funding will significantly lower its lending costs.

Why borrowers may have to wait longer for a loan

And some may get turned down for loans that would have been approved in the past.

Diana Clement: Reward yourself with some 'feel-good' money

OPINION: Everyone has different ways of feeling good.

Mary Holm: Why our obsession with property doesn't work well in retirement

Rising real estate values may not translate into retirement income.

Rising costs: How to cope now and to prepare for future increases

The tips and tricks to help you get through.

NZ's pension system drops out of top 10 in global rankings

New Zealand's index value decreased from 68.3 in 2020 to 67.4.

Financial stress: 'People are at their breaking point' - Govt-funded service

Many are leaving messages overnight showing they are up worried about money.

Law change needed to stop criminals laundering money through KiwiSaver

Police have lost an appeal to seize fraudster Joanne Harrison's KiwiSaver funds.