Guides for New Zealand households
Practical, NZ-specific guides to the things that usually live in one person's head — and how to make sure your household could cope without them.
What your family needs to know if something happens to you
Contacts, medical details, insurance, accounts, KiwiSaver, digital accounts, your will and enduring powers of attorney.
Why your family needs to know where your will is
What happens when the original can't be found, and the ten-minute fix.
Where to keep your will, EPA and insurance details
A practical setup for the three sets of documents your family is most likely to need in a hurry.
Family subscriptions audit
Find every subscription the household pays for, cut the ones nobody uses, and stop them creeping back.
How to keep track of WOF, rego and RUC dates
What's due when — including the WOF changes from 1 November 2026.
Car maintenance in a multi-car household
Keep servicing, WOF, rego, tyres and insurance on track across two, three or more vehicles.
Home inventory for insurance claims
What to record so a claim after a burglary, fire or flood goes smoothly.
Spring home maintenance checklist
Heat pump servicing, smoke alarms, gas bottles, gutters, decks, irrigation and wasp nests. September to November.
Summer home maintenance checklist
Keeping cool, BBQ and pool safety, fire season, storm prep, water use and locking up before the holidays. December to February.
Autumn home maintenance checklist
Chimney sweeping, dry firewood, smoke alarms when the clocks go back, gutters, draughts and insurance review. March to May.
Winter home maintenance checklist
Condensation and mould, heating efficiently, frozen pipes, storm damage, power cuts and winter driving. June to August.