Kim Champion

Kim Champion

Kim Champion is an award-winning B2B senior writer at New Zealand Adviser, specialising in special reports and in-depth feature profiles that examine the people, organisations, and market forces reshaping New Zealand's mortgage and lending industry. Her reporting spans Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy and its impact on mortgage rates, regulatory and compliance developments, housing affordability, and the industry trends that mortgage advisers, brokers, and lenders across Aotearoa need to follow.

With a career spanning the legal, insurance, human resources, and mortgage sectors, Kim brings cross-industry perspective and rigorous research to every story — producing high-impact journalism that blends hard data, expert insight, and the human narratives behind the numbers. Her work is trusted by senior mortgage professionals across New Zealand who rely on authoritative, deeply reported analysis to navigate a complex and rapidly evolving market.

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