The average Kiwisaver balance is up more than 10 percent on the year before, according to new numbers out today from the Retirement Commission.

But that average balance is just $41,000 and there is a significant gender gap: average male balances are about 24 percent higher than for women. And if you dare to look across the ditch it will be with envy. Australians are retiring with more than $500k in savings - in New Zealand the average balance in Kiwisaver at retirement age is about $78,000.

Dr Michelle Reyers is Policy Lead at the Retirement Commission, she spoke with Guyon Espiner

Dame Jools Topp of the legendary New Zealand folk duo the Topp Twins has died from breast cancer at the age of 68. Migrants workers in lower skilled jobs have already had to prove basic English language skills to get an Accredited Employer Work Visa. But this will now be extended to include mid-skilled jobs like chefs. Many market analysts are saying the there is unlikely to be a change in the official cash rate this week, but that doesn't mean borrowers are not in for interest rate increases. With Artificial Intelligence causing mass workforce layoffs, young graduates are facing a brutal job market. New York Times reporter Michelle Goldberg spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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If you have a big mortgage: a warning the following content could prove distressing. Many market analysts are saying the there is unlikely to be a change in the official cash rate this week, but that doesn't mean borrowers are not in for interest rate increases. Guyon Espiner spoke with Koura Wealth founder Rupert Carlyon.

You might think when new technology comes along, it's the younger generations that are most keen to adopt it. But with Artificial Intelligence causing mass workforce layoffs, young graduates are facing a brutal job market. New York Times reporter Michelle Goldberg spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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The English language requirements are getting stricter. Migrants workers in lower skilled jobs have already had to prove basic English language skills to get an Accredited Employer Work Visa. But this will now be extended to include mid-skilled jobs like chefs. Changes are also coming at the top end - allowing wealthy investors wanting the so-called Golden Visa to include philanthropic gifts of up to 20 percent of their total investment of at least $5 million in New Zealand. Guyon Espiner spoke with Immigration Minister Erica Stanford .

Dame Jools Topp of the legendary New Zealand folk duo the Topp Twins has died from breast cancer at the age of 68. Dame Jools and her her sister Lynda entertained audiences for more than 40 years, writing songs and creating comedy characters that captured Kiwi culture - and also challenged it - helping define a eneration of social change. Arani Cuthbert has been the Topp Twins' manager since 1992. She spoke to Guyon Espiner.