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What covered bonds mean for ma and pa

What anyone with a home loan and/or bank deposit needs to know about the bank bonds compared with drugs and prostitution

'Tax tweaks late additions to Budget'

Tax columnist Terry Baucher does the sums on the "zero" 2012 budget and uncovers the unreported $1.4 billion 'bracket creep' that will put more money in Govt's pocket.

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

Butting out; E-erotica; Solo savings; 2/4/6/8 contribution rates; get a job, a second job!

Govt eyes NZ$1.4b revenue grab

Govt eyes NZ$1.4 bln extra revenue over next four years as tobacco excise hiked, mixed-use and livestock rules tightened, tax compliance increased

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

Passion pursuits and money; Buddy up; Get it right grasshopper; Saving enough for retirement?; Hot BODs 

EQC's wall of land claim confusion

Janine Starks on the colour-coded land claim nightmare that is Christchurch. Your experience?

How to do your own tax refunds

Are you leaving money on the table? Amanda Morrall looks at the ease of on-line tax refunds and how to do-it-yourself. Your experience?

Kiwis scaling back on private health insurance

Kiwis’ uptake of private health insurance falls to 6-year low, lags behind OECD

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

Mortgage fast-tracking (a case study of hair ironing); Cracking down on bad debt behaviour; 34 ways to spend less; Start-up smarts; Laughing at billionaires in love

HSBC, Co-op Bank latest to cut

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HSBC and the Co-operative Bank both cut some advertised fixed-term mortgage rates and some term deposit rates

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