Personal Finance & Budgeting

• Sorted
  New Zealand'sfree independent money guide, run by the Retirement Commission. Use the straight forward information and calculators to help you manage your personal finances throughout life - including financial planning, retirement planning, managing debt and mortgages.
• Financial Markets Authority
  The New Zealand Government agency responsible for financial regulation. It is responsible for consumer protection, regulating all financial market participants, exchanges and the setting and enforcing of financial regulations
• Interest.co.nz
  Comprehensive and up to date information on interest rates and market commentaries for borrowing, savings, insurance and more.
• Good Returns
  Rates and the latest news updated daily for mortgages, deposits, shares, Kiwisaver, insurance and more.
• Inland Revenue Department
  Information on all aspects of tax, including tax returns, rebate claims and personal summaries. You can download forms and calcualate your tax online.
• New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services
  A free service for those who would like personal help with budgeting advice and assistance. Your local service is listed in your White Pages phonebook under 'Budget Advice Services'.
• Citizens Advice Bureau
  An independent community organisation providing free assistance and information to the general public on a variety of topics, including help with financial services and consumer problems.
• Insolvency and Trustee Service
  Find out about bankruptcy and liquidation and what your options are if you are in financial trouble, or dealing with someone else who may be. Also provides free searches of the insolvency database to confirm bankruptcies and liquidations.
• Banking Ombudsman
  A free service that resolves disputes between people and their banks for all types of banking issues, including use of bank credit, debit and cash cards, and the sale of insurance, superannuation or similar products.
• Insurance and Savings Ombudsman
  A free independent service for resolving complaints against insurance companies and savings organisations, including problems with claims and policies.
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs
  Information, education and advice for consumers and businesses on consumer laws and issues. Also includes information about scams.
• Consumer NZ
  An independent non-profit organisation with the sole aim of getting a fairer deal for New Zealand consumers. Publisher of Consumer NZ magazine, containing consumer information, advice and test reports for a wide range of products and services.
• Australian Consumer's Association
  Australia's equivalent of Consumer NZ and publishers of Choice magazine.

Financial Industry Associations:

• Financial Services Council (FSC)
• Institute of Financial Advisers
• New Zealand Bankers' Association
• New Zealand Society of Actuaries

Please note: As well as the physical copies below, you can also access hundreds of current newspapers from around the world with our Press Display database. Check the business and finance pages as they are displayed on screen, complete with the same layout as in print - including photographs, graphics and even advertisements. Papers are kept for up to 60 days and pages can be printed or emailed.

Physical copies are held for 3 months at Central Library of:

• Financial times (UK)
• Australian financial review (Australia)
• National business review (New Zealand)

Please note: You can also access thousands of articles from magazines and journals with your library card using our mygateway.info databases. It's just like having another whole library, but it's all available 24/7 at your fingertips anywhere you have internet access.

• Asiamoney
• Berl forecasts
• Business Review Weekly
• Consumer NZ
• Choice (Australian Consumers Association)
• Ethical investor
• Financial Review Smartinvestor
• Headliner
• New Zealand investor
• New Zealand property investor