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KiwiSaver government contributions 101: All you need to know

06/05/2025

If you're eligible, you could receive an extra boost to your KiwiSaver account annually. Each year could bring up to a maximum of $521.43 via the Government Contribution.

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Why you should open a KiwiSaver account for your kids

Published 10/07/2023

Thanks to the power of compound interest, Sam Stubbs recommends setting up a KiwiSaver or savings account for your child or grandchild from the day they're born, and trying to save at least $5 a day for each of them...

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Tackling employment, infrastructure, and GDP: what Northland needs to thrive

Published 19/06/2023

For its wellbeing, Northland needs a four-lane state highway to Whangārei, as a matter of strategic national importance. Only a reliable major highway will generate the broad economic growth, across many industries, that Northland sorely needs. This has proven a...

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How KiwiSaver could fund essential NZ infrastructure

Published 27/03/2023

In his latest Stuff opinion piece, Sam Stubbs discusses how KiwiSaver could fund the infrastructure we desperately need, allowing Kiwis to invest local money in quality, long-term projects with stable returns.

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Sam Stubbs: We need a proper commerce commission inquiry into bank...

Published 07/03/2023

By Sam Stubbs, MD and founder of Simplicity

In 2018, the owners of the four biggest banks in New Zealand were the subject of a public inquiry in Australia.

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ANZ Bank joins cyclone relief efforts - is it really enough?

Published 24/02/2023

As a nonprofit social enterprise, Simplicity has always donated 15% of our fees to the Simplicity Foundation, which distributes the funds to NZ charities and causes that need it most.

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Why is New Zealand so darn expensive?

Published 12/04/2022

It is expensive to live in New Zealand. A recent article comparing 10 basic foods across ten countries, showed the cost of food was 50 per cent higher in New Zealand than in the UK. In Australia, a two-year mortgage from a major...

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