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Diana Clement: Protecting pets in a pandemic

Insurance at around $10 a month for a cat and $20 for a dog.

Buy now, pay later. Is it really a good idea?

Frivolous spending is seeing some couples rack up to $100,000 in consumer debt.

The billion-dollar private school: Dilworth's archaic road to riches

Dilworth School, founded on a 1894 bequest, is railroaded into Auckland real estate.

Golden handshake: Developers door-knocking Auckland homes offering cash to buy

Auctions are so hot, developers are running scared and looking for other ways to buy.

Villa Maria to sell Mangere land and raise capital

Rising land values have made it difficult for Villa to make viable return from vineyards.

Cooking the Books: The timeline of what to do with your money, when

There's a certain order to managing your money, that makes life easier.

Podcast: Where to start when managing your money

You'll have different money priorities at different stages of your life.

What to buy when you can't buy a house

Housing has gone crazy but you don't have to give up on your financial future.

Natural disaster insurance claims to be run by private insurers

There will be one point of contact for those who need to make a claim.

Cooking the Books podcast: How to pay off debt faster

If you get strategic with your debt payments you can save a lot of money.

Frances Cook: How Covid-19 changes the strategy to paying off debt

Just like everything else, the stresses of covid-19 have made debt worse.

Harmoney said to be seeking $98m in IPO

Former peer-to-peer lender sets date for November share market listing.

KiwiSaver discovers IRD flaw causing six-month contribution delay

Is this an isolated case? Or have others also been affected?

Why China makes it incredibly hard for foreign businesses to operate

Firms want to invest in China despite options for many other 'business-friendly' countries

Diana Clement: The truth about buy now pay later

Sometimes it makes more sense to use a credit card.

How permanently low interest rates are killing home ownership dream for many

Super-low interest rates are a blessing to those already on the housing ladder.

Housing boom: Highly leveraged investors borrow up large

ASB predicts house prices will rise 12 per cent in year to June 2021.

Pre-retirees will be hardest hit by Covid fallout, commissioner warns

Retirement Commissioner wants to incentivise more people to invest in KiwiSaver.