How many people near retirement or already retired have a big third and/or fourth unused bedroom?

Financial education is now more widely available in NZ schools, and only 30% of students were in schools where financial education is not available, compared with the OECD average of 48%.

So who sprinkled fairy dust up on the Kaimai Range last Tuesday? Was it Papatuanuku - our Earth Mother - or was it a once-in-a-lifetime act of God when he shows off to remind us who is in charge?

Too many people dogs and cats aren't just pets, they become part of the family. It has been like that for me and my family. I don't think there has ever been a time when we didn't have any pets.

Could your children survive alone for three days? Some intrepid friends of mine put this question to the test, writes Marcel Currin.