NZ Green Investment Finance chairperson resigns amid SolarZero collapse

SolarZero workers installing panels Photo: Supplied/SolarZero NZ Green Investment Finance chairperson Cecilia Tarrant is stepping down. The “green investment bank” has faced questions about its management of its $145m loan to SolarZero, which owner BlackRock put into liquidation late last month. Tarrant said she would step down on 20 December, “respecting the ministers’ desire for…

How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt

If you have credit card debt, you’re not alone: Americans owe a record $1.08 trillion on their cards, according to credit reporting agency Experian, with the average balance pushing past $6,300. Carrying a large balance increases your debt burden, hurts your credit score and negates any benefits you’re getting from your card’s rewards plan. And with…