Entrust dividend: How to ensure you get your share of the payout
Entrust chairwoman Denise Lee said eligible Aucklanders should watch for a letter or email arriving this week with information about the dividend. “We know many people across the Entrust district look forward to this payment because they tell us. “For some, it helps with day-to-day costs; for others, it’s a bit of extra breathing room. […]
How to fix Super Rugby: Ideas to save the competition
The easiest way to fix this would be a move to a top four. However, the powers that be would worry about a three-week finals format being cut to two weeks. As a result, home and away semi-finals cannot be ignored. As we see in European rugby and football, teams would square off twice in […]
Daylight saving sleep tips: How to reset your body clock after the shift
What happens to our brain and body clock when daylight saving switches over? Daylight saving, O’Keeffe says, causes what’s called “circadian disruption”. “Everyone has a body clock in the brain that needs to be synchronised to the sun in order to stay healthy and function well. And of course, when we move our bodies to […]
NZ’s Best Beach 2026: Top 50 finalists revealed – here’s how to vote for the winners
For the next fortnight, we’ll criss-cross the country, north and south, coast to coast, to whittle down the 50 candidates you’ve chosen in five categories: family, camping, surfing, city and hidden gems. We’ve been rolling down state highways and negotiating coastal byways for almost a decade now, since we first asked readers to vote for […]
Psychology of spending: How to create good spending habits and avoid keeping up with the Joneses – Mary Holm
I’m not saying that applies to every purchase. We can all look back on certain holidays or concerts with great pleasure, or point to items in our homes that we’ve loved for years. But those are the standouts. So much of what we buy just becomes the new ordinary. Next time you buy a treat, […]
How to access KiwiSaver funds after separation – The Ex-Files
If you were contributing to KiwiSaver before the de facto relationship started, the simplest method is to take your KiwiSaver balance at the end of the relationship, subtract the balance from the start of the relationship and the difference is the amount attributable to the relationship. Alternatively, you can calculate the amount attributable to the […]
How to travel Switzerland without breaking the bank
This was easily our favourite spot. Adelboden is a town of just under 3400 people that looks as if it was plucked out of a fairytale, with wooden chalets, wildflower meadows, and mountain views everywhere you look. This is the Bernese Oberland, a subregion of the Swiss Alps ideal for travellers seeking fresh mountain air, […]
How to have your dream wedding without blowing the bank – The Prosperity Project
She says couples often do things in the wrong order by starting with the styling first. “You should start with your budget, then you should create your guest wish list, and then you should decide on the style of the day – and very much in that order. So, it’s your guest list that fundamentally […]
How to eat your way through the streets of Southeast Asia
Eat. Sleep. Repeat. We were worried at first. That we’d get sick. That we’d spend days in servitude to the porcelain throne. But it never happened and I want you to be confident and empowered to do the same. Because of all the amazing sights, and sites, we visited, our night market ritual remains my […]
How to stick to your New Year financial goals with Hannah McQueen and Jacqui Maguire – The Prosperity Project with Nadine Higgins
Financial advisor and enableMe founder, Hannah McQueen, says there are crucial ingredients in successful financial plans, and commonalities in ones that fail. “The process has got to be as smooth as possible, which means you’ve got to be able to see progress easily, and often. People don’t see progress, which is why they fall off […]