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You can buy some pretty cool things for $5. Which, when all it takes is waving a card around is easy to do without even thinking about it. Kmart...

If a serious illness happens to you how will you pay for it? Recovering from a serious illness can be expensive

There are many different types of insurance policies. They include home and car insurance to covering your pet. All of them are designed to help you prepare for expensive...

You’ve been told it’s a good idea to have it… but how does income protection actually work?

In a reflective moment recently when we actually LOOKED...

No-one likes to think about life after they’re gone, least of all parents. But once you’ve got a few things sorted you can banish most of those worrying thoughts from...

New Zealand is a country where businesses with less than a 100 employees are the cornerstone of our economy. So we’re really proud to have partnered with...

In the third of our blogs on Summer Safety, we head to the beach. Slap on the sunblock The first step in being summer safe in NZ and...

BBQs are a great NZ tradition. Many of us are looking forward to a Christmas dinner cooked on the barbecue rather than one cooked in the oven. ...

Road safety has been making headlines again as we approach the busy summer season and the road toll for 2017 tops last year’s total. (Radio NZ). Holidays periods are typically the...

A few weeks ago we wrote about being prepared for the ‘silly season’. While for most Christmas is a time for festivity, for many it can be a challenging...

Its nearly upon us… that time of year when your calender goes nuts, there’s no time for exercise because you’re too busy going to Christmas parties and end of...

Almost one in three adult New Zealanders (over 15 years) is obese, and one in ten children. New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the world,...

When you take out a life insurance policy, it’s for the benefit of those you leave behind. You want to make sure your loved ones are taken care...

Bison! Love them or hate them, Dad jokes can give you the giggles even when they’re terrible.

We all want to help our friends in times of tragedy. Sometimes we are also drawn to help people we have never met. Everyday day we read about misfortunes...

Research from the UK suggests that developing cancer is now more common than getting married or having a first baby. In the UK more than 350,000 cancers are diagnosed each...

It's true that young, healthy adults are at very low risk of death. Sure, accidents can happen or you might end up being among the unlucky few that develops...

It is a brilliant thing that Emirates Team New Zealand have managed to pull off. Let’s bask in the glory of winning something that challengers are set up to lose...

At some point our children will start to spread their wings, launch into their own lives and, importantly, become financially independent. Thinking about insurance is part...

There are a lot of things that need organising to make sure that your family is well protected if the unexpected did happen, and you were no longer around. ...

If you have someone who might be dependent on you now, or be a significant part of your life in the future, then you probably want to protect their...

We were asked this question by a customer the other day – and the answer is no! Income Protection insurance can help by providing you with a regular monthly payment to...

Making sure that you have protection if you can’t work if you are ill or injured is particularly important if you’re self-employed as you are likely to have...