How NZ can balance AI innovation with financial advice safety – Tim Williams
Clients may make unsuitable investment decisions by following non-compliant financial advice from offshore GenAI chatbots. Tim Williams It…
Why Dietitian Who Loves Strength Training Stopped Taking Creatine
Josie Porter is always reassessing her supplement stack. The dietitian and author of “How Not To Take Supplements,”…
New law will allow AI to make benefit decisions to modernise welfare system, Government says
Social Development Minister Louise Upston said it would reduce delays, errors and unnecessary debt, while freeing up staff…
Budget 2026: Budget night documents dump reveal plans for benefit automation, new charities tax rules, and changes to Working for Families for people who go overseas
Arts charities could face fewer donations Officials are backing the Government’s changes to its tax credit applied to…
Single parent benefit policy faces legal challenge at Human Rights Review Tribunal
McCarthy is one of two single parents taking his case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal with the…
In 2022, John Lennon’s son performed ‘Imagine’ for the first time after swearing he never would
British singer-songwriter Dylan Holloway, who performs as Dylan and the Moon, has been wowing audiences with his voice…
Benefit fraudster Kataraina Matiu to pay back MSD using her own benefit
“Thank you, your honour,” Matiu said as she walked out of the dock in the Hamilton District Court…
Woman with son with celiac disease and diabetes mistakenly declined benefit
Her 4-year-old son has celiac disease and type 1 diabetes, requiring multiple daily insulin injections for survival. He…
Hiltzik: A new Social Security proposal would cap benefits, but why?
How worried are America’s wealthy about the possibility they’ll be hit with a higher tax for Social Security?…
13 surprising ways GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may benefit the body, according to science
A condition-by-condition guide to GLP-1 drugs breaks down what’s proven, what’s promising and what’s still untested. Humans have…
For retirement savings, should I worry about saving taxes or boosting returns?
Dear Liz: We are a retired couple in our late 70s. I worked as a carpenter and my…
Ministry apologises after beneficiary told food ‘not an essential need’
A muck-up at the Ministry of Social Development’s administrative end saw a student-aged beneficiary told food-related payments weren’t…