RNZ Radio 25 June 2026
Are house price falls good or bad?
– Who benefits
– Who should be indifferent
– Who is harmed
– What about whānau — extended families?
– A shift away from property to shares?
NZ Herald 20 June 2026
Q&As:
– Are houses as affordable as ever?
– Index funds beating active, but will it last?
– How to tell when to sell shares
– How to cut health insurance costs
NZ Herald 9 May 2026
Q&As:
– Avoid having both investments and debt…
– …and therefore skip the mortgage
– One way to solve NZ Super problem?
– “Vehement disagreement” over means testing NZ Super
– NZ on world stage over Super
– Overseas pensions confiscated?
NZ Herald 14 March 2026
Q&As:
– Should 78-year-old sell her home to neighbours and rent from them?
– Life insurance no longer needed
– Does CPI inflation include surcharges?
– Modern caravans not like the old days
– Many ideas for spending inheritance
– 2 Q&As on ethics around student loans
NZ Herald 28 February 2026
Q&As:
– Woman, 63, plans to live in caravan…
– … Couple who do that wonder about selling the house they rent out
– Do inflation numbers take shrinkflation into account?
– How to find a financial adviser
– I goofed up on a student loan moral issue
NZ Herald 31 January 2026
Q&As:
– Note to readers: fortnightly column
– Couple in 70s should sell 1 of 2 rentals and relax
– How to invest savings in retirement …
– … and for other goals such as uni
– The power of reinvesting dividends — and when not to
– What if KiwiSaver access age rises?
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
NZ Herald 8 November 2025
Q&As:
– How gold compares with shares over the short and long term
– Property fund wrong for 92-year-old
– Is this a good time to reduce KiwiSaver risk?
– Cash fund? Term deposits? A bit of both
– Reader unfair about last week’s Q&A
RNZ Radio 23 October 2025
My top ten money tips — Part 1
– Be in KiwiSaver — get the free money
– Get the right risk level — most important
– Don’t assume success will continue
– Diversify within one type of asset: shares, bonds
– Diversify over different assets
– Plus some listener questions
RNZ Radio 11 September 2025
Tips on buying a house or apartment
– Now it’s a “buyers’ market” — but don’t try to time markets
– Get a LIM — important info
– See property at different times
– Check the neighbourhood
– Online valuations
– Building inspection
– Negotiating — including auctions
– Very important: be prepared to walk away. There are always other good houses!