If your bank account looks a little sunburnt right now, you’re not alone. Here are four tips for getting back on track.
Life
Tue, Jan 27
Alice Taylor reveals her favourite kitchen appliance, plus her recipe for the easiest, most delicious and adaptable scrolls.
Sat, Jan 24
There's a whole host of reasons not to drag that bulky bag onto your flight.
New Zealand
Wed, Jan 14
Instead of planning to boost your finances by changing your whole personality, how about putting some science behind how you manage your money?
Mon, Jan 12
A thrifty mum-of-three shares ideas for entertaining your kids in the holidays without spending much (or any) money at all.
Sat, Jan 10
2025’s most read: Receipt Reveal is a 1News series where a different Kiwi household reveals its grocery receipts for a week.
Sat, Jan 3
The Hodders of Pahiatua reveal where they splurge and where they save on their Christmas celebrations.
December 20, 2025
Police have warned consumers to adjust their delivery methods in order to avoid "opportunistic Grinches".
Crime and Justice
December 13, 2025
The convenient mode of shopping is rife this holiday season but consumers are advised to enter these agreements carefully.
Marina van Dijk, 64, has followed a vegetarian/vegan diet for 48 years, and raised her 27-year-old son as a vegetarian too.
December 6, 2025
FAIR GO: Bronwen Christianos felt trapped by a policy that made little financial sense but proved difficult to exit.
December 4, 2025
New Zealanders Jess, Lucy, Tim and Callum weigh up the foodie pros and cons of London vs Aotearoa.
November 8, 2025
In the latest in our Receipt Reveal series, Ed McKnight is an economist who describes his weekly shop as "profligate" and "different".
October 25, 2025
Alice Taylor advises on cheap substitutes for expensive ingerdients and shares her recipe for a delicious $3 apple cake.
October 18, 2025
The meal-kit company has been sentenced after pleading guilty to misleading behaviour under the Fair Trading Act.
Business
October 16, 2025
Microsoft’s decision to end security updates and technical support could leave older devices vulnerable, Consumer NZ warns.
October 12, 2025
New columnist Alice Taylor brings you delicious ways with cheap, everyday ingredients. This week: tasty meatballs with a secret ingredient to make more of your mince.
October 5, 2025
Mum and businesswoman Danielle Coolbear Jenkins has found herself low on work lately, but not on inventive ideas for feeding her family.
October 4, 2025
Vector apologised and lowered the bill, but the cost remains unaffordable for the family, as the Vector's new policy shifts the full installation expense to customers.
A 20-something Brit weighs up Whittaker's vs Cadbury and shares what annoys her about Kiwi supermarkets in this week's edition of Receipt Reveal.
September 27, 2025
A building insurance expert says the government's plans to shake up the building and construction sector will lead to more homeowners footing large bills for shonky building.
Politics
September 20, 2025
The eight women in their mid-20s don't share food or shop together, which means jockeying for space in the fridges and pantry shelves.
A portable blender has been recalled amid concerns that it could self-activate when the base is immersed in water.
September 19, 2025
When two families and two cultures come together in one apartment, the eating can be pretty good.
September 13, 2025
If she's careful, Gracie Crook can fill the trolley for herself and her daughter without blowing her budget.
August 30, 2025
