Gain tips and knowledge about financial
wellbeing, discover our latest updates
and pilot projects, and hear from people
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Gain tips and knowledge about financial
wellbeing, discover our latest updates
and pilot projects, and hear from people
who have used our services.

Resources

Gain tips and knowledge about financial wellbeing, discover our latest updates and pilot projects and hear from people who have used our services.

News

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

07/09/2022

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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

31/08/2022

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

24/08/2022

Blog

Why is it so hard to talk about money?

Money can be an uncomfortable topic to discuss with your partner. It can make or break a relationship. A survey by ANZ found that more

15/09/2022

Five small changes you make to help save money

By making a few small changes, you can make an impact and start having a little bit more in your savings for those rainy days.

08/07/2022

Red flags that someone might be experiencing economic harm

To protect and support friends and whānau, it’s useful to be able to recognise behaviours that indicate economic harm could be occurring. We share various

10/05/2022

Real Life Stories

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

15/09/2022

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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

08/09/2022

Creating better access to financial wellbeing

Ensuring everyone, no matter their background, has a chance to improve and build-on their financial wellbeing is essential to Olive – Our new Project Advisor

12/04/2022

Covid-19 support

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Covid-19 Support

Our no interest loans have been repurposed to support people who are financially impacted by Covid-19. We may be able to provide a loan for

09/04/2020

Research and evaluation

Research: Economic abuse in New Zealand

Good Shepherd NZ worked with the specialist research team based at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand to establish an understanding of economic abuse in New Zealand.

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Evaluation: Community finance initiative

Malatest International undertook an evaluation of Good Shepherd NZ’s no and low interest loans scheme.

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Evaluation: No interest loans scheme

The evaluation of the pilot no interest loans scheme reports on microfinance as a family violence response.

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Gain tips and knowledge about financialwellbeing, discover our latest updatesand pilot projects, and hear from people who have used our services.

Resources

Gain tips and knowledge about financialwellbeing, discover our latest updatesand pilot projects, and hear from people who have used our services.

Resources

Research: Economic abuse in New Zealand

Evaluation: Community finance initiative

Evaluation: No interest loans scheme

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We are a not-for-profit organisation working to improve the financial and social wellbeing of New Zealanders.

The resources on this website are provided free of charge to make sure they are available for people who need them.

If your organisation found these resources helpful, please consider making a donation to ensure we can continue supporting those people who need our help.

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Gain tips and knowledge about financial
wellbeing, discover our latest updates
and pilot projects, and hear from people
who have used our services.

Gain tips and knowledge about financial
wellbeing, discover our latest updates
and pilot projects, and hear from people
who have used our services.