Shelley Hanna writes a Q & A column 'Your KiwiSaver' for NZME newspapers including the Northern Advocate, the Bay of Plenty Times, the Hawkes Bay Today and the Wairarapa Times Age.
16 December 2016 KiwiSaver good for retired savers
9 December 2016 KiwiSaver doesn't end at 65
2 December 2016 Making a choice on KiwiSaver
25 November 2016 KiwiSaver can't be used to pay student loan
18 November 2016 Change coming for guidelines
11 November 2016 Do your sums for tax credit top up
4 November 2016 Check rules for first home buyers
28 October 2016 Contribution can come from pay
21 October 2016 Contributions go on until fifth year
7 October 2016 Provider should contact members
16 September 2016 Taking a closer look at fees
9 September 2016 Schemes adjust as investors age
2 September 2016 Possible to transfer Aussie funds
26 August 2016 Pay off mortgage or KiwiSaver?
19 August 2016 Super funds can be transferred
12 August 2016 When saving, every dollar counts
22 July 2016 Using KiwiSaver in retirement
15 July 2016 Funds hit by market turbulence
8 July 2016 Want to compare how your fund is doing?
1 July 2016 Change of status and auto enrolment
10 June 2016 Employer dragging the chain
3 June 2016 Call on expert after a breakup
6 May 2016 You can keep account after 65
29 April 2016 Even on low wages, it mounts up
23 April 2016 Too many KiwiSaver accounts
8 April 2016 KiwiSaver becomes joint asset
31 March 2016 Checking up on KiwiSaver
14 March 2016 Don't check balance so often
25 January 2016 Getting started on KiwiSaver
Q. I have started a new work position for a small organisation and among my many duties I am responsible for payroll. This is new to me, and I am not sure what KiwiSaver information I should be gathering from my staff. Not all are in KiwiSaver and there is one person that has started at the same time as me. Does she need to fill out a KS2 form if she wants to be in KiwiSaver?
Q. I am a New Zealand permanent resident and I have had a KiwiSaver account with ANZ bank since 2011. I have been living in India for the past 10 months. I would like to withdraw my KiwiSaver money on the basis of overseas migration. If I withdraw money and then change my mind and want to return to New Zealand in the future will I be able to do so? Would NZ Immigration object if I tried to return to New Zealand, having withdrawn my KiwiSaver on that basis?
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To read columns from previous years click on the links below. Note that changes to KiwiSaver over the years - such as halving MTC credits, increasing the amount available to First Home buyers or abolishing the 'kickstart' - mean that some of the information provided in earlier columns is not entirely relevant to today's readers.
2015 Your KiwiSaver 2013 Your KiwiSaver
2014 Your KiwiSaver 2012 Your KiwiSaver 2011 Your KiwiSaver
If you have any KiwiSaver questions that you would like answered - in strictest confidence - please contact Shelley.