Relationship property – Mary Holm

NZ Herald 20 December 2025

mary — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:47 +0000

How to keep inheritance out of relationship property 2 Q&As on living in a retirement village What’s wrong with so many New Zealanders? See you next year — and tips on getting your letter published QI read with interest your response last week to the student who has inherited a large sum of money at 22, as it mirrors the situation my two brothers and I faced when we were in our twenties.

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RNZ Radio 28 November 2024

mary — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 02:15:40 +0000

Applies if married or live together 3+ years, and no pre-nup saying otherwise. How much of your KiwiSaver becomes relationship property. How differences in KiwiSaver balances can be settled. Broke up earlier? You may still be able to get some of partner’s KiwiSaver. Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts.

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NZ Herald 15 July 2023

mary — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:00:07 +0000

This article was published on 15 July 2023. Some information may be out of date. Help for low-income people in rundown house… … And for woman with inheritance … And for reader with lousy luck Lend rather than give money to offspring to buy a home Letters about banking headed for Commerce Commission QMost of your questions are from the well off. We are two Supported Living people...

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NZ Herald 29 May 2021

mary — Fri, 28 May 2021 12:00:19 +0000

This article was published on 29 May 2021. Some information may be out of date. Fund returns tell us little — and beware fund managers who skite! Reader objects to my comments about default KiwiSaver providers who are being dropped A warning about bank accounts and bill payments How son could partly own parents’ house, and use KiwiSaver to do it QI’ve been following the discussion re the change in...

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NZ Herald 5 September 2020

mary — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 12:00:42 +0000

This article was published on 5 September 2020. Some information may be out of date. Bonus Bond holder may as well continue the gamble No, you won’t benefit if other Bonus Bond holders can’t be found What good is KiwiSaver for the self-employed? Young mum cut out of the action by husband’s trust Several ways around trust problem if one spouse dies Trusts have become “a charter for crooks” Reader...

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NZ Herald 29 August 2020

mary — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:00:41 +0000

This article was published on 29 August 2020. Some information may be out of date. Solo mum should check out government help on buying a first home Advice for last week’s reader with $1.5 million in the bank — give some away… … And put the rest in more than one bank Should couple’s KiwiSaver accounts be with different providers? The law on relationship property after a couple splits — and how to...

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RNZ Radio 7 March 2019

mary — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:10:36 +0000

This article was published on 7 March 2019. Some information may be out of date. A very important issue Different attitudes to money Coming into a relationship with different amounts of money Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous people...

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NZ Herald 26 September 2015

mary — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:00:00 +0000

This article was published on 26 September 2015. Some information may be out of date. You can — and should — be in KiwiSaver as well as work super scheme Couple should get rid of rental property stress The big share gain that got away How to keep an inheritance out of relationship property QI’m 56 and a member of a National Provident Super scheme. My employer and I have been contributing 5...

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NZ Herald 21 February 2015

mary — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +0000

This article was published on 21 February 2015. Some information may be out of date. Do bank bonds beat term deposits for savings for a house? Does separated woman taking a risk remaining in the family home? 3 Q&As about a father’s loan to a daughter and sibling rivalry QI have a niece who is renting, and has been attempting to buy into the housing market in Auckland. She has saved a...

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NZ Herald 13 December 2014

mary — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:00:00 +0000

This article was published on 13 December 2014. Some information may be out of date. New Zealanders are ‘all talk and no action’ on ethical funds Don’t try to time markets with your KiwiSaver account Why we need a capital gains tax Why rental property should be taxed like other businesses Landlords not necessarily admirable, but… QI am disappointed that my KiwiSaver provider...

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