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2 January 2013
Reading time: 2 minutes
My money story: Charmaine and Hamish
Great-grandparents Charmaine and Hamish McNeilage enjoy a contented life in the Wairarapa, where they live on $576 a week from NZ Super.
1 January 2013
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My money story: Duncan and Valerie
Wellingtonian Duncan McDonald retired some years ago and often jokes he needs to go back to full-time work to get some spare time back.
1 March 2012
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My money story: Mere
Mere had been fiercely independent all her life and, at the encouragement of her children, reluctantly entered a village environment.
1 March 2012
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My money story: Sarah
When Sarah’s husband Pani passed away, she found it difficult to maintain their large family home and felt it was time to move.