Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is helping make sure all New Zealanders know how to have a healthy financial relationship and what to look for when things might start to go wrong. “There are simple things people can do to...
We’re proud to share that our Healthy Financial Relationships Toolkit is now available for free, online, for any individual or couple wanting to use it. Over the past year we have been busy working alongside AUT to launch our Healthy...
Learning new words in Samoan, sharing useful information and resources, eating Samoan food, decorating the office and tuning into a presentation from our own staff who are Samoan; best describes how we spent Samoan Language Week this year. Celebrating diversity...
We’re wearing pink shirts to speak up, stand together and stop bullying. Pink Shirt Day aims to create schools, workplaces, communities and whānau where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. This year for Pink Shirt Day, we’re sharing information, resources...
To protect and support friends and whānau, it’s useful to be able to recognise behaviours that indicate economic harm could be occurring. We share various red flags that could mean someone you know is experiencing economic harm – a form...
80% of women rate their financial wellbeing as moderate to very low, which is why we’re joining #ItStartsWithAction to encourage women to take a step toward improving their financial wellbeing. Two different research reports have revealed that women still have...
A voyage across the world, a stubborn Archbishop, a society that punished unmarried women and risky debt that was taken on to support those women – are all part of the story of the Good Shepherd Sisters arriving in Aotearoa....
In a world where women are still struggling to meet the same level of financial wellbeing as men, one woman from Paeroa has been able to exceed these expectations for her whānau. Paeroa Budgeting Services – part of the Paeroa...
We have sent a joint letter, in partnership with other financial and social services, urging parliamentary parties across the spectrum to support the 2021 reform of the CCCFA changes. The new Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) changes and...
A young couple in south Auckland were charged $10,000 interest on a $29,000 car loan, despite having no way of paying back the money, an advocacy group says. The vehicle finance lenders were made to wipe the interest charges after...
A young couple in South Auckland were charged $10,000 interest on a $29,000 car loan, despite having no way of paying back the money, an advocacy group says. The vehicle finance lenders were made to wipe the interest charges after...
It’s taken Holly two years and a lot of inner strength to be able to move on with her life because of the economic harm her ex-partner inflicted on her. When Holly, a parent of two, and her long-term partner...
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