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The estate agent hired a colleague to purchase her own family home.

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Getting your mortgage right can mean a difference of tens of thousands of dollars

Tenants to pay $10k for damage caused by poodles

A pair of urinating poodles have made it all the way to the High Court.

Ethical mismatch between what consumers want and investment funds

Consumers want to avoid fossil fuel and human rights violation.

Richlist couple spends $12m on rural clifftop headland

Fishers set one of this year's top property prices with 9ha purchase.

Payday lender charging 500pc interest faces legal action

The Commerce Commission is taking action against Moola.

Diana Clement: A crash course in insurance

COMMENT: Often, there are two stories of liability.

IRD glitch sees couple work six weeks without pay

A technical glitch has left a Scottish couple stranded.

Onehunga palm growers lose appeal court bid

Court delivers latest blow to former directors of Oceanic Palms.

Do we still need a life policy when we're 64?

COMMENT: Life cover peace of mind when younger but age can shift values.

Editorial: Diligence needed over KiwiSaver 'sin stocks'

We say: Our apparent diffidence and double standards with dubious stocks is exposed.

How to save a house deposit on an average income

The house deposit is arguably the hardest part about becoming a home owner.

More than $4 billion of KiwiSaver money invested in weapons, sin stocks

Gambling, guns and fossil fuel - find out where your KiwiSaver money is being invested.

Lotto winner forced to split $43m with ex

They were long separated but he was still ordered to hand over half his winnings.

IRD 'morally wrong' for not paying $42m tax back, says financial adviser

When the tax department takes but does not give back.

'Your landlord can't force you to pay for carpet cleaning'

Landlords must expect to have to do some cleaning between tenancies,Tribunal rules.

Cannasouth CEO defends IPO price as stock slides on debut

Cannasouth CEO Mark Lucas has defended the company's IPO issue price.

Is 'degrowth' the answer to stopping workaholism?

Growth is good - or is it?