Red zone moans

Financial agony aunt Janine Starks says many red zone homeowners face genuine financial fish-hooks.

Does $500,000 make you rich?

We are a couple who have recently inherited up to $500,000. We are confused about how to make the most of this money, as we want security for our future but also want to have some fun.

Driven up the wall

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Home owners around New Zealand should be sitting up and taking note of the insurance issues around retaining walls.

Growing your own revival

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With the recession still visible in the rear view mirror, food prices climbing and now GST at 15 per cent, backyard gardening is flourishing. AMANDA MORRALL considers the dollars and sense of growing your own.