Susan Edmunds

You might be going to get a bigger contribution to your KiwiSaver this year - but will it be at the expense of your pay rise? The first step in the increase in KiwiSaver contribution rates takes effect on April 1, for people who do not opt out. The defaul... See more

A Christchurch woman whose landlord tried to end her tenancy because of the state of her property has been allowed to continue to live in it - and discovered the law is on her side for her cat, thanks to new rules. The Tenancy Tribunal gave her notice tha... See more

Sky TV is increasing the price of its Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now packages again. The Sky Sport price will lift from $47 to $52 a month, a roughly 10 percent increase. Last March, Sky put up its price by 12 percent, from $42 to $47. In February 2024, it r... See more

近几年，新西兰许多地方的房价并没有什么显著波动，但哪些因素可能导致你的房子贬值？ 一些房产专家表示，能够影响房子价值的因素有许多，有些是人们能控制的，有些则超出了我们的能力。 邋遢邻居 房产经济学家Ed McKnight说，碰上一个不愿意打理自己房子的邻居可能是个问题。 "如果你邻居的房子看着跟鬼屋似的--草坪没人割；垃圾没人倒；车子一头扎在草地里--那么你自己的房子可能也卖不上一个好价签。这是一个很难在数据上被量化的潜在指标。" "但买家还是倾向于用好的价格买到理想中的房子的，如果隔壁房子一团糟，那你的... See more

Wholesale interest rates have softened a little since the Reserve Bank's Wednesday update, but there is unlikely to be any relief for home loan borrowers. The Reserve Bank kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.25 percent but updated its forecast for the ... See more