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KiwiSaver: Single lump sum won't earn house subsidy
So what happens if you want to dump a single amount into your KiwiSaver account when you want to buy your first home? Helen Twose investigates.

Get Sorted: The pass to get you that holiday
We type them in a dozen times a day. Who knew that passwords could help us hit savings goals?

Californians gear up to battle big soda
Voters in San Francisco will decide next month whether to tax sodas and other sugary drinks to reduce ailments including obesity and diabetes.

Mary Holm: Loans can threaten family harmony
Our son will be studying in Australia for the next few years and will need to borrow money from us for fees, living expenses and so on.

Executive Success: Data is power, if you can find it
It's a war of data and the smart organisations are using data as their secret weapon," says Michael Whitehead, chief executive of data warehousing specialist WhereScape.

IRD catch up with tax dodgers
If the house always wins, then the taxman isn't far behind - at least not during the last year - when IRD won almost 85 per cent of the litigation it was involved in.

Inside Money: Liquidation looms for van Eyk
The sale of van Eyk Advice NZ should be concluded within days, according to the first report to creditors from the administrator of its Australian parent.

Bought for $630k - sold for over $40m
Alan Wallace is an accidental property investor, signing a deal to sell a 16ha East Tamaki site for more than $40m after paying $630,000 for the real estate 21 years ago.

KiwiSaver: Willing and able to contribute from overseas
Can I still contribute towards KiwiSaver and send money into my KiwiSaver account if I move overseas?

Get Sorted: The trade-offs we make
Does anyone not know someone who struggles with money and then turns around and pulls out the latest iPhone 6?

Your Money: Is a mortgage affordable?
It's a dilemma Auckland financial adviser Hannah McQueen comes across all the time.

Auckland CVs jump by almost third
Auckland Council will tomorrow release new valuations for more than 220 suburbs across the region for three-yearly review of CVs.

Mary Holm: Markets knowhow great gift for teen
Our son has his 17th birthday in three weeks' time.

NZ mortgage rates: How we compare with rest of the world
New Zealanders are paying some of the highest interest rates in the OECD, our house buyers saddled with the punitive prices due to the regime attempting to stop runaway inflation.

Spy fears put iconic hotel sale on hold
Concerned about potential security risks, the US government is taking a close look at last week's sale of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel to a Chinese insurance company.

Inside Money: All your money questions asked in seven days
Just 42 seconds into the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) video 'What is money?' the audio dropped out.

Get Sorted: Lift your game this Money Week
It’s Money Week where attention is turning to all things money related. The theme this year is around getting your finances fighting fit.

Consumer Watch: Diamonds are forever
If you have a few thousand dollars to invest you've probably considered all the usual options: shares, bonds, maybe property.

Property dodge for MPs closed
A loophole allowing MPs to hold millions of dollars worth of undisclosed real estate investments and other assets without declaring them has now been closed.

Inside Money: Global think-tank explains why debt is a downer
According to a report, post GFC - a crisis ultimately blamed on excessive leverage - the world hasn't really changed, debt-wise.

Chinese group buys Waldorf Astoria
NYC's Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into US real estate.