September 15, 2022 10:34 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Helping people take control of their financial futures
Frances Ronowicz, BNZ’s Head of Customer Care, shares how we partner with Good Shepherd NZ to reduce the stress of debt for people on limited incomes. A lot of us have money problems at some point in our lives. But...
September 8, 2022 10:14 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Rebuilding financial wellbeing, one family at a time – BNZ
As BNZ’s Head of Customer Care, Frances Ronowicz gets to see the positive effects BNZ’s partnerships with organisations like Good Shepherd NZ are having on people’s lives. The thing that struck me about Hayley Tinning, Financial Wellbeing Coach at Good...
September 7, 2022 9:22 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Govt declines to free up emergency lending in CCCFA changes
Despite urgent attempts to fix the Credit Contracts Act, banks say they are constrained in providing assistance such as emergency overdraft extensions to customers Bank customers will have greater difficulty borrowing money when they need it most, despite work by the Government and finance sector...
August 31, 2022 11:04 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on New insights report: Economic Harm Support Service Pilot
Our new interim report provides a brief insight into the issues we have observed in the first six months of our Economic Harm Support Service pilot, including areas where we believe our clients are affected by the unintended consequences of...
August 24, 2022 4:21 pmPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Banks ‘need to know how to deal with protection orders’
Banks and other lenders need to be given clear guidelines on how they should deal with protection orders when it comes to clients with shared debts and accounts, social lender Good Shepherd says. It is running a new pilot service,...
August 8, 2022 10:02 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Diana Clement: The tell-tale signs of financial abuse
Opinion: Family violence often focuses on physical acts. What’s often not discussed is financial or economic abuse It’s widespread in New Zealand and is the basis of a campaign by social lender Good Shepherd New Zealand to raise awareness. Victims of financial...
August 5, 2022 3:56 pmPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Toxic boyfriend used my money for drugs and porn, left me $38k in debt, ailing woman says
It started as the stuff of dreams. Flowers were delivered, romantic dinner dates beckoned, and he seemed to be great with her kids. “At first he was very loving, caring, all of that sort of stuff. The first three months I...
August 2, 2022 10:02 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Don’t sabotage your money conversations
OPINION: Withdrawing, blaming, invalidating, escalating and catastrophising; there are many ways people sabotage money conversations at home. But help is at hand with a healthy financial relationships “toolkit” launched by the charity Good Shepherd NZ. Read more >> Related
July 25, 2022 10:21 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Diana Clement: Are you in a financial crisis? Help is available
Opinion: The pandemic and now inflation have hit hard for some Kiwis. Unfortunately, financial distress often leads to mental anguish, which makes it hard to think straight. When money is tight, feelings of worry and isolation bubble up and it...
July 25, 2022 10:10 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Finance company agrees to halve debt of victim of economic abuse
An Auckland finance company’s decision not to pursue a woman for the whole of a loan she was left with after an abusive relationship is a precedent other lenders should take note of, says charity, Good Shepherd. Nicola Eccleton, social...
July 18, 2022 9:42 amPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Podcast: Why is talking about money so hard?
What stops us from having healthy conversations about money? Why is it important to have these tricky conversations? Nicola Eccleton from Good Shepherd NZ, and Dr Ayesha Scott from AUT Business School speak with BusinessDesk’s Investments Editor, Frances Cook on...
July 12, 2022 4:34 pmPublished by Nicola EccletonComments Off on Nine To Noon: Money expert Liz Koh
When two people get together, they often have very different attitudes to money, Koh tells Kathryn Ryan. “Your partner doesn’t necessarily think about money in the same way that you do. “There’s different things that have shaped your partner’s views...