SortMe Money is the podcast for New Zealanders who want their money to work harder without having to think about it constantly. Each episode turns our most-read articles into audio — practical insights on spending, saving, investing, and the everyday financial decisions that quietly shape your life. Made by the team behind SortMe, NZ's AI-powered personal finance app.
What's driving the cost of living in New Zealand right now?
Inflation was 3.7% in the year to September. Inside New Zealand’s cost of living number, petrol is up 19%, beef mince 23%, electricity 9%, and the average house insurance premium has risen 37% in three years. The things going up fastest are the ones nobody in New Zealand sets the price of — and that changes what you can do about them. The common narrative says it’s politicians and price-gouging supermarket execs. The data says it’s Chicago cattle markets, Gulf shipping lanes, lines-charge mon...
12 Oct 2026
Christmas is 10 weeks away. Here's how to pay for it before it arrives.
Most New Zealand households find Christmas a strain on their finances. Last year nearly two-thirds of Kiwis said they felt some level of financial stress about it, and a quarter planned to lean on credit or buy now, pay later more than the year before. The good news is Christmas is the one big expense that arrives on the same date every year, so you can plan for it like any other bill. Christmas Day is a Friday this year, which leaves ten Fridays between 16 October and the day itself — and a ...
7 Oct 2026
Good debt vs bad debt: which debts to keep and which to clear first
When you apply for the next mortgage, the bank will count your credit card at its limit rather than its balance. Even if you’re using the card for points and paying it off every month, a $15,000 limit sits in the servicing calculation as though you owed it all — and tens of thousands of dollars can come off what they’ll lend you for the bigger house. The good-debt, bad-debt chart most articles offer puts the mortgage in one column and the credit card in the other and leaves it there. That sor...
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