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Real-life read
22 September 2025
Reading time: 5 minutes
In our series exploring people’s real experiences with money, Grace says her proudest money moment was buying her first car with money saved while working as a checkout operator.
16 September 2025
Reading time: 4 minutes
Barbara Reid shares how the money lessons she’s learned throughout her life enable her to create stability for her kids and support her community.
Read more about How financial wellbeing helps me show up for my whānau
Updated 15 September 2025
Reading time: 4 minutes
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori gives everyone the chance to learn about money from a new perspective. Discover how traditional Māori wisdom can help your modern money management.
Read more about How te ao Māori helps keep me on track with my money
28 July 2025
Reading time: 5 minutes
In our series exploring people’s real experiences with money, Noreen has great ideas for how to build an emergency fund, plus a 12-month saving challenge you could start for extra motivation.
25 July 2025
Reading time: 7 minutes
In the second instalment of our two-part series, real people on everyday budgets shed light on the ways they made their cash cushion happen and stay prepared.
Read more about Real-life read: Emergency savings – how I got started
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