Steer clear of dumb debt this season – and the more tidings of comfort and joy there’ll be for the rest of the year.

The funny thing is, most marketing activity is highly... incorrectly... focused.

The Christmas madness is about to begin and for many retailers the stakes have never been higher, writes Business Editor Liam Dann.

Why is the Government over-spending on motorways when new technologies could render them white elephants?

My partner and I have our own home at the moment with a sizeable mortgage, and we're thinking of starting a property rental portfolio.

Herald columnist Diana Clement looks at how to get the best out of the Christmas shopping spend.

Ken Wikeley's bankruptcy is a massive fall from grace for one of the NZX's more colourful characters.

The ticker codes are allocated and the listing dates set - New Zealand's initial public offering pipeline is pumping again.

The latest Briefing to the Incoming Minister from the Earthquake Commission is a revealing document.

Over the next two years the government and its agents will be reviewing the Financial Advisors Act 2008 (FAA).

Changes to the country's payment system have been profound and New Zealand moves closer to a cashless society, says the Reserve Bank.

Graham McGregor shares insights from business expert Michael Katz about focussing on a niche in your marketing.

It's good news if you're in your 30s but not so good if you're over 50 according to earnings data from Statistics New Zealand.

Accounting is an essential component of every business so it's time to start investigating using online accounting software.

I want to see a change of attitude in the press towards ageing Kiwis. We are tagged the greedy generation.

'Did you see that Countdown is selling insurance?" a friend emailed last week. My initial response was: "There's nothing new in that."

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen raises questions about the chief censor eyeing Slingshot over access to unclassified material.

It's shaping up to be another bumper year for the NZ sharemarket, with the NZX 50 up more than 14pc and trading at record levels.

Jock Anderson is questioning why the identity of the NZ judge with the highest rate of jailing drink drivers will not be revealed.

TVNZ and MediaWorks programme launches over the past fortnight have set the scene for reality TV clashes next year, writes John Drinnan.

Germany has come to be seen as the miser among major economic powers, saving too much of its enviable income and spending too little. Germans, naturally, do not see it that way.

If I were running Mercury, I'd regard people like myself as perfect customers, writes Brian Rudman.

Here's the challenge for Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key when he hosts President Xi Jinping in New Zealand next week.

No NZ-based funds make the Towers Watson 500 largest asset managers but Fisher Funds, with about US$4.5b under management is close.

Herald tech blogger Juha Saarinen looks at Spark's new roaming plans and gets his hands on an iMac Retina 5K monitor.

A just-released study found Polish angels expected returns of 34 per cent on their investments - the highest of all.