NZHL - Christchurch North

Latest house value data from QV. Average house value in NZ is just over $912,000

What do you think... should Kiwisaver be compulsory? And should contribution be higher?

A super idea: mandatory saving for retirement From the University of Auckland - Comment: Despite opposition from politicians on both the left and right of NZ politics, a form of mandatory saving for retirement could make economic sense, write Robert MacCulloch and Leonard Hong.

The NZHL Boring Banger! Excellent collab with Manu Walters 👍 Take a few minutes to watch this... it quite nicely does what we are about

NZHL 10 likes, 1 comment. "The Boring Banger: Real Kiwi Mortgage Stories Turned into a Song that Slaps| Manu Walters X NZHL"

Happy Easter everyone! Have a good and safe weekend 🐰🐰 From the NZHL Christchurch North team.

The latest inductee into the "Debt Free Club". Congratulations Gary! Absolutely top bloke, and been very cool working with him over the years. Mortgage paid off... imagine it! It's an honour to be able to help people achieve financial freedom faster... its why I get up in the morning.
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I heard Mike Hosking say this morning that in NZ you need 20% deposit for your first home. Fortunately for first home buyers, this is not true. There are a few ways to get in with lower deposit. Primarily there is the Kaianga Ora First Home Loan which we use a lot. This gets you in for minimum 5% deposit. Sometimes though, people I see don't qualify for this one, but banks sometimes have capacity in the low-deposit space and on at least 2 occasions in the last few months, I've gotten people into their first home with minimum 10% deposit. Moral of the story... don't believe all the hear, and talk to an expert first. I'm here to chat... you might be closer to your first home dream than you think!

February 2026 marks 14 years I've been with NZHL! I think back to all the things that have changed in that time... premises, staff and management, systems (luckily not so many paper-based applications any more!), but one thing has never changed - NZHL's unwavering commitment to helping NZ families achieve financial freedom faster. I've seen a great deal of successes in that 14 years... maybe your success with NZHL is in the near future! Here's to 14 more ♥️

NZHL offers a way for you to pay your mortgage off way faster and save you thousands in interest costs. A huge percentage of people with mortgages have a fixed rate coming up for renewal between now and Christmas. Is this you? Why not get in contact and have a chat? It's free to find out what we do

Home Show! NZHL are at the Canterbury Home Show at Wolfbrook Arena this weekend. I will be there Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. See you there!

RBNZ opts for a 50 point drop in OCR

Willis welcomes OCR ‘relief’, Labour says Reserve Bank cleaning up PM’s mess Economists and banks expecting a drop in the OCR had been divided on whether it would fall by 25 basis points or 50.