... and now is the time to start planning! We've put together some ideas to help prepare for the Christmas season ahead of time. You can read them here. 

Its goodbye to Summer as the country has experienced some pretty-unfriendly weather during the past few weeks. It is important to have a warm dry healthy home and here are some hints to help you have a happier winter. Heating homes accounts for over 70% of household energy consumption. So, reducing this figure – while keeping homes warm enough – helps cuts energy bills. So here are some simple tips for keeping your home warm for little or no extra cost – just in time for that looming severe weather warning.

Tracey Gillman is passionate about ensuring every New Zealander has access to credit. She sees smart technology as a way to ensure that those everyday kiwis, who might have fallen out of favour with banks, can still access credit they can afford, when they need it.

Even before he made his NZ Kiwis debut, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak had big shoes to fill – great grandfather Steve Watene was a national team captain and lends his name to the NZ Player of the Year trophy.

One of our part time staff members believes he has the best meat loaf recipe around. He often forgoes the oven and cooks it on a hooded BBQ. Give it a try.