Pet Insurance - March 28th The pros and cons of owning your own pet There is plenty of research that people who own pets are more relaxed, fitter and happier overall. According to the New Zealand Companion Animals Council, New Zealanders own in excess of 5 million pets (admittedly, including …
Home Loans - March 22nd How to attract an autumn home buyer With interest rates at historic lows, there are plenty of prospective buyers looking to dip their toes into the property pool. Autumn is a great time for sellers. Why? To begin with, as we move …
Health Insurance - March 11th Is your daily sugar intake too high? Sugar: it makes you fat, rots your teeth and we all eat too much of it. So what’s the main attraction to the substance, and how much do we really indulge? Pretty much everything tastes better …
Travel Insurance - March 10th 7 things to watch out for when looking for a travel buddy Where to go is only the half of it. Who to go with can make or break the trip. Choosing a travel buddy is very similar to finding a roommate, except that instead of seeing …
Health Insurance - March 3rd About Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes. It’s a terrible price to pay for our massively changed convenience diet and inactive lifestyle. Type 2 Diabetes is one of the major consequences of the obesity epidemic and according to Diabetes New Zealand is …
Health Insurance - March 3rd Breast cancer awareness Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer affecting women in New Zealand. Approximately eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each day and more than 600 will probably die this year. Breast cancer can …
Health Insurance - February 25th About World Hepatitis Day Worldwide, 400 million people are living with Hepatitis B or C. That’s 400 million too many. Every year 1.4 million people die from viral hepatitis and yet all of these deaths could be prevented. July …
Health Insurance - February 24th What is World Blood Donor Day? Paint the town red this World Blood Donor Day. Plenty of Kiwis need a blood transfusion at some point - so encourage everyone to sign up to save a life. It's a fact that 1 in …
Health Insurance - February 24th Turn it Teal: Fighting ovarian cancer Why are some women more likely to develop ovarian cancer than others? And what has the colour teal got to do with it? Ovarian cancer is frighteningly common in New Zealand; it is the fourth leading …
Health Insurance - February 24th World No Tobacco Day Could you survive 24 hours without smoking or any other form of tobacco? Many say they couldn’t survive without a cigarette, but World No Tobacco Day gives everyone an opportunity to give quitting a go. World No …
