Centrix data show financial hardship rising again among Kiwis but mortgage stress eases
“Financial hardship has started to rise again, after easing earlier in 2026.” Personal loans are now the fastest-growing…
Support for One Nation’s superannuation policy more than doubles opposition in new Compass Polling
Support for One Nation’s plan to let people redirect part of their superannuation into their pay packets has…
NZ Super recipients seek more hardship support amid costs
Retirement Commissioner David Boyle said the increase was “a signal worth paying attention to” because Temporary Additional Support…
Kirikiriroa Family Services opens Hamilton social supermarket for those in need
For the social supermarket, they partnered with Foodstuffs North Island. Wainui said they would initially serve about 80…
Public Trust launches new system to streamline process for making KiwiSaver financial hardship and serious illness withdrawals
“The new system aims to deliver better outcomes for [Kiwis] and for our providers. “Critically, it means we…
KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals surge as living costs hit households
Although the increase in hardship withdrawals is significant, only a small proportion of members access their funds early.…
Auckland engineer who tried to film sex worker with smart glasses fights for suppression
Police seized the eyewear and confirmed they were Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, used to take photos, video and…
Middle East conflict live updates: ‘Exchange of fire’ near Strait of Hormuz, Iran claims
A confidential CIA analysis this week concludes that Iran can survive the US naval blockade for at least…
KiwiSaver financial hardship withdrawals spike in March amid fuel crisis, cost of living
It comes as the number of KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals has continued to climb in recent years, having outstripped…
Kaitāia flooding forces closure of key whānau support group
That work came to a sudden halt after floodwaters damaged her home in Pāmapūria, near Kaitāia, leaving her…
Emergency food grant decline rates up 60% in two years
More struggling New Zealanders are being turned down for all categories of emergency assistance, with the Ministry of…
Labour asks Govt to exempt abuse in care survivors, people in hardship from MSD debt law change
The legal reforms are not connected with the compensation payments that abuse in care survivors will receive as…