High profile companies and boards have lobbied for decades for favourable tax benefits, now it's hurting the poor and could destroy capitalism altogether.

Andy Macleod, the chief executive of the Chinese-owned Pengxin New Zealand Farm Group, has resigned.

COMMENT: Politics is set to dominate headlines as the countdown begins to the big one, the US Presidential Election.

COMMENT: KiwiSaver can be accessed for buying a first home, but one of the eligibility criteria is that the house or land must be in New Zealand.

COMMENT: Potential calamities like Brexit are said to occur every eight years.

COMMENT: Just like Australia, New Zealand has rampant property prices, and our tax system allows negative gearing.

A vandalised, abandoned $6 million-plus Auckland mansion nicknamed "Circus McGurkus" is coming down.

Under growing pressure to control the housing market, John Key said that the Reserve Bank should consider targeting investors with tougher lending rules.

Properties linked to the Masala restaurant empire, restrained under the country's biggest ever asset seizure, have been pulled from mortgagee sale.

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What would hurt most? Losing jewellery or your smartphone?

comment: Since the beginning of July income caps have been removed for previous home owners wanting to withdraw savings to get back into housing market.

COMMENT: The Wild West is alive and well in the financial services world.

COMMENT: Indeed nobody can foresee a Black Swan - by definition. It's a rare and unpredictable event.

Inland Revenue says the latest telephone phishing scam is unusual because it's still generating 200 complaints a day.

Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling have agreed in principle to extend the deadline for their joint venture.

IRD yet to decide if it will oppose a bid from Graeme Hart's auto parts business to have its US bankruptcy protection recognised here.

COMMENT: Am I really getting what I pay for when it comes to KiwiSaver fees?

Despite what we like to think - wealth is not evenly distributed, in fact it's the worst it's been in over a decade.

The Prime Minister was too quick to declare his confidence in this country's treatment of foreign trusts following the "Panama papers".

A new government data set shows low interest rates have made borrowing more attractive.

New Zealand is not a tax haven, says the man who reviewed the country's foreign trust regime in the wake of the Panama Papers document dump.

In a quest to maintain its footing, Maryland's largest casino is investing $200 million to add new amenities.

Don't miss out on the extra $521 KiwiSaver contribution from the Government.

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I knew it would be close, but I didn't see that coming. I wasn't nearly as wrong-footed as financial markets, though.

COMMENT: Housing NZ assesses applications on behalf of KiwiSaver providers to understand if the applicant is in the same financial position as a first-home buyer.

Britain's exit from the European Union will affect Kiwis in more ways than one.

Oz accountant fails to keep fancy cars, posh house and NZ bank account.