News and press
KiwiBudget in the Otago Daily Times
The ODT covered KiwiBudget and why it is built for the working class rather than for business, the gap I kept running into when I tried the other budgeting apps.
KiwiBudget in The Press
The Press wrote about KiwiBudget and the story behind building a budgeting app for New Zealand from Invercargill, helping families beat the cost-of-living squeeze.
How KiwiBudget handles your data
Someone asked how KiwiBudget handles user data, and it deserved a proper answer: read-only bank connections through Akahu, encrypted and isolated per user, two-factor authentication before any bank link, and delete means delete.
The KiwiBudget waitlist is open
KiwiBudget launches on 16 November 2026. The waitlist is open now, and the first 200 pick 6 months of free bank sync or Pro at $5 a month for a year.
Building KiwiBudget from Invercargill
A budgeting app made properly for New Zealand, being built at the bottom of the South Island. Money guides for NZ students and young people are publishing regularly on the KiwiBudget blog: tax codes, KiwiSaver, StudyLink and the real cost of flatting.
For press
Photos, a short bio and who to ask
Open any photo for the full-size file. For interviews, or a photo that is not here, email jack@ridder.nz.
Short bio
Jack Ridder is a founder and director based in Invercargill, New Zealand. He builds and runs KiwiBudget, the budgeting app made for New Zealand money, which launches on 16 November 2026. KiwiBudget Limited is owned by Bryder Holdings Ltd, the Southland holding company Jack founded and is sole director of.
Photos
Out in the world
Portrait. At Hokonui Southland radio
Talking about KiwiBudget on the radio, 2026
Out and about, 2026
In Invercargill, 2026