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Money

Image: Tina Tiller
8th August, 2022

The rise of New Zealand’s middle class millionaires

New Zealand is developing its own landed gentry, with almost half of homes now worth more than $1m.
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By Justin Lester
Guest writer
Image: Tina Tiller
27th July, 2022

Cheap cheese-buying hack revealed: just wait until next week

In this exclusive report from The Spinoff cheese desk, a curious supermarket pricing pattern is revealed.
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By Ben Gracewood
Chief technical officer
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Opinion
26th July, 2022

What’s the bigger outrage – $20,000 for a documentary or $1 trillion in windfall gains?

Billions in unearned pandemic-era gains should be handed back to taxpayers to help those hurt most by Covid.
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By Bernard Hickey
Contributing podcaster
Image: Tina Tiller
18th July, 2022

Should Auckland public transport be free? 

There’s no getting around the fact it would cost a lot of money – but it could be a solution to many of Tāmaki Makaurau’s transport woes.
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By Jonny Osborne
Guest writer
Have mortgage rates peaked?
10th July, 2022

Have mortgage rates peaked?

It's looking increasingly likely, argues Bernard Hickey.
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By Bernard Hickey
Contributing podcaster
With knowledge comes power – and responsibility (Image: Tina Tiller)
8th July, 2022

What rangatahi want to know about money

'How to get rich', and other secrets from a youth financial literacy event.
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By Reweti Kohere
Staff writer
Only 17% of New Zealanders have an enduring power of attorney in place (Photo: Getty Images; additional design: Archi Banal)
5th July, 2022

It’s never too early to get your affairs in order

It’s estimated that only 17% of New Zealanders have an enduring power of attorney – but there's no telling when you might need one.
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By Reweti Kohere
Staff writer
A recent survey found two in five pre-retirees don’t feel prepared at all financially for retirement (Image: Tina Tiller)
4th July, 2022

A $400-a-week shortfall: Why people in their 40s are facing a retirement squeeze

Many of those in the middle of their earning years are set for a bleak retirement on KiwiSaver’s current trajectory.
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By Ayesha Scott
Guest writer
Bear market: not as cute as it sounds (Image: Tina Tiller)
15th June, 2022

Welcome to the bear market

The stock market is melting down and crypto is crashing. Why? Nobody really knows.
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By Nick Blakiston
Guest writer
Image: Archi Banal
13th June, 2022

How big a pay rise do you need to keep up with the housing market?

Most households would require an annual pay bump of at least $30,000 just to avoid going backwards.
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By Emma Vitz
Contributing writer
Image: Tina Tiller
3rd June, 2022

Introducing The Spinoff Cheese Index (TSCI)

The price of cheese has come to represent the cost-of-living crisis. So we're tracking it.
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By The Spinoff
Staff writers
A recent survey found two in five pre-retirees don’t feel prepared at all financially for retirement (Image: Tina Tiller)
26th May, 2022

It’s time to start thinking about retirement

Retirement isn't just an issue for older people – the earlier we all start thinking about how we're going to afford it, the better.
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By Reweti Kohere
Staff writer
Image: Tina Tiller
16th May, 2022

How Foodstuffs’ price rollback could drive their profits even higher

For supermarkets, price cuts on 'own label' items isn't much of a sacrifice at all.
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By Jacob Flanagan
Guest writer
Image: Tina Tiller
12th May, 2022

If we’re getting back to normal, why are all our investments in freefall?

It's only money, right? Right?
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By Nick Blakiston
Guest writer
Image: Toby Morris
10th May, 2022

A deep dive into the Countdown price freeze

The supermarket's 'winter price freeze' grabbed the headlines, but how does it look in the cold light of day?
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By Jacob Flanagan
Guest writer
Image: Tina Tiller
Opinion
4th May, 2022

The young need an even higher debt ceiling

New Zealand risks sacrificing the wellbeing of future generations by not investing enough.
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By Bernard Hickey
Contributing podcaster
Image: Getty Images/Tina Tiller
2nd May, 2022

With seas rising, who will pay for our most vulnerable coastal properties?

One thing's for sure – it won't be your insurance.
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By Tom Logan
Guest writer
Revenue minister David Parker (Photo: Getty Images; additional design by Tina Tiller)
28th April, 2022

David Parker’s long, long game towards a fairer tax system

It was a breath of fresh air to see a speech about tax that was more than raw politics, and that had some cohesive logic.
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By Bernard Hickey
Contributing podcaster
Inflation is a global problem, but there’s still plenty the Beehive could do to help
22nd April, 2022

Inflation is a global problem, but there’s still plenty the Beehive could do to help

Just because the whole world is feeling the crunch doesn't mean politicians here can shrug their shoulders.
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By Justin Giovannetti
Contributing writer
Together we can put an end to the stress of paying the bill. (Image: Archi Banal)
9th April, 2022

The art of splitting the bill

Don’t let the nightmare of paying ruin a meal out
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning
Staff writer

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