The belated inclusion of a knighthood for Paul Holmes makes this year's Honours List something very much out of the ordinary.

Cook Islands war veteran Bill Framhein feels as if he has just been let out of jail after a surprise pre-Christmas Cabinet decision to grant him a special annuity. Mr Framhein, 70, served in the NZ Army in Malaya and Borneo

Aging baby boomers are pushing numbers of those aged 65 and over to unprecedented levels, adding to the financial pressure on the rest of the population.

New Zealanders who worked in Australia and made compulsory superannuation payments will be able to get their hands on their nest eggs at last.

London's Stansted airport is in an "interesting" market - but Kiwi firm Morrison & Co says it's too soon to say whether it'll bid for the business.

Kiwis who have worked in Australia will soon be able to bring home billions locked up in superannuation accounts.

In 10 years as Retirement Commissioner, Diana Crossan hasn't been backward about saying what she thinks. Not that the politicians have always listened. Chris Barton reports.