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Eric Frykberg

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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Aug 2, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Eric Frykberg

    The Bank of Mum & Dad: The rest home trap parents need to beware of (opens the original)

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    Gifting money over a Ministry of Social Development limit can incur a cost in asset testing later. Photo / Getty Images When well-meaning families help their children with loans, their future need for aged care may be far from their thoughts. But it can come back to haunt them. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) can argue help with a mortgage was a gift that reduced the amount available for asset testing, which happens when a person applies for subsidised residential care. The gifting thre

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Eric Frykberg

    Rising housing inequality & widening wealth gaps: Is the Bank of Mum & Dad to blame? (opens the original)

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    It’s a recurring New Zealand scenario: a couple in their early 30s, renting in a provincial city. They have good jobs but still have student loan debt. They’d like a child in the near future and, ahead of a baby, a house of their own. Withdrawing their KiwiSaver contributions and with some savings, they can manage a deposit of $75,000. But the bank wants double that to approve the necessary mortgage for a modest home. Luckily, one has parents they can approach for help. The parents’ lend or gift

  3. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Eric Frykberg

    Our groundbreaking accident compensation scheme is becoming unaffordable. Now what? - NZ Herald (opens the original)

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    The Accident Compensation Corporation gave New Zealand bragging rights from its beginning, half a century ago. Like votes for women in 1893, it was groundbreaking. It was a unique solution to a universal problem: how to pay for the huge cost of personal injuries. No longer would people have to prove someone else caused their accident, or that they didn’t contribute to their misfortune by negligent behaviour. They would not have to worry about expensive lawyers or difficult juries, or that the pe

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