NZ Herald 29 August 2026
Q&As:
– What couple should do with savings after cancer diagnosis
– How to hire a financial adviser…
– … and how to fire one
– Making the most of KiwiSaver in your 80s
– Don’t forget tax when weighing up home ownership
RNZ Radio 6 August 2026
Setting up a rainy day fund
– Sorted Money Month: This year — emergency money
– Good for mental health
– How to set up a fund and how much
– Sorted Buffer Builder app
– Putting money slightly out of reach
– “Give it to charity”
RNZ Radio 18 December 2025
Which is better – paying down the mortgage or investing?
– Questions from listeners on this
– Also a question on whether you can make faster repayments on a fixed term mortgage
NZ Herald 13 December 2025
Q&As:
– How 22-year-old should handle inheritance
– Could NZ funds fail, as they did in Australia?
– Sell 80-year-old’s home, or get reverse mortgage?
– And is 75 too young for such a mortgage?
– How much caution in retirement?
NZ Herald 29 November 2025
Q&As:
– Good and bad debt — and when good debt goes bad
– Cryptocurrency hugely volatile, not for the short term
– Aliens’ view of gold investments
– KiwiSaver first home withdrawal when buying bare land
– Meaningful Christmas presents
RNZ Radio 14 August 2025
Emergency (or rainy day) money — how much? And where?
– Lack of fund is source of stress
– Priorities with your money
– How much?
– Where to save — including idea for those with mortgages
– How to build a fund
– A “charity fund”?
– If you use the money…
NZ Herald 9 August 2025
Q&As:
– Why rental property is not a great retirement investment
– What about commercial property?
– How to handle money when husband going into care
– Help available for the retired
– Rule of 72 — when debt doubles
RNZ Radio 19 June 2025
Different types of debt. Also, money worries lead to less socialising:
– Different types of debt — some bad, some good
– More on credit cards — how not to use them
– More on buy now pay later debt — how not to use it
– Mortgage holders should concentrate on other debt
Also:
– Socialising is on the decline while the cost of living rises
NZ Herald 14 June 2025
Q&As:
– Speed up student loan payments or invest?
– Pay off mortgage or invest?
– How to deal with high health insurance costs
Plus:
– Paying Off High Interest Debt
NZ Herald 15 February 2025
Q&As:
– Couple support sons more than daughters
– Grandparents’ support comes with conditions
– Best place to keep emergency money
– Making retirement savings totals clearer
– Is my rule of thumb any good?