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Frances Cook: How to develop a highly paid side hustle

If you're trying to earn more in your spare time, you want maximum bang for your buck.

KiwiSaver revamp: AMP Wealth moves to cheaper index tracker

Fees will be cut too.

NZ's retirement savings system drops down global rankings

NZ's pension system gets B rating.

ANZ axes foreign currency citing Covid border curbs

Country's largest bank will stop buying and selling foreign currency.

Diana Clement: Scams are as rife as ever

Be wary with your data, passwords and money if you don't want to be the next victim.

Cost of income protection cover soars

Insurers across the industry have put the cost of income protection up.

Mary Holm: What's the best place for two boys to save?

When they have money to save, are they best to put it in a bank account or KiwiSaver?

Wealthy foreign investor forgives business manager for $4m property fraud

Peng Pian admitted he was greedy and has now repaid the victims of his fraud.

Failure to address high commissions on life insurance 'missed opportunity'

Life insurance chair says without regulation commissions won't come down.

Covid-defying values: Auckland homes make more in one year than average workers earn in seven

Home owners in Wellington and Gisborne and Auckland's Herne Bay have reason to celebrate.

Check your KiwiSaver fund to boost your first-home buyer chances

Five minutes at the computer could change your money future.

The KiwiSaver mistake younger people are making that hurts first-home buying

Half of those 18-29 want KiwiSaver for their first home.

Why the number of default KiwiSaver providers could shrink

Some providers will be excluded from applying to become default KiwiSaver providers.

Four businessmen deny $2.72m tax dodge in tobacco importation case

The cargo was declared as roof extension units, but Customs found millions of cigarettes.

Diana Clement: Five tips for making extra money

Changing your economic reality starts with taking action.

Mary Holm: Taking the measure of growing debt

Rule of thumb gives borrowers an easy way to work out how deep into the red they're going.

Auckland housing market brushes off Covid as spring fever kicks in

The median residential sale price for September was $930,000, up on August's $911,000.

How to negotiate more money, even during a pandemic

Whether you're a contractor or an employee, you can still have a conversation about pay.