The sky high New Zealand dollar is painting a flattering picture of inflation.

Two key players in the Australian media space are sharing airtime this week - media titan Rupert Murdoch and investor Simon Marais.

Generally speaking home buyers can dip into their funds after three years of joining KiwiSaver to buy their first home. But what if that home's in Australia?

Imagine teaching every child in this country how to program a computer - from age 5. When you think about it, it is odd that we don't.

Of all the ways of measuring income inequality and poverty the most instructive, surely, are those which take account of housing costs.

The parent of ASB Bank, has been slammed in a report tabled in the Australian senate for the behaviour of its financial planning arm.

The NZX hasn't been this busy since 1987. Awkward pause. Touch wood.

While it's hard to summon up much sympathy for insurance companies, they also have a few justifiable complaints to make against their customers, writes David Chaplin.

It's all eyes on the dollar this week after the effervescent kiwi fizzed to within half a cent of a record high by 5pm Friday, writes Liam Dann.

The aborted Hirepool IPO is an extremely positive development for institutional and retail investors, writes Brian Gaynor.

High-flying boutique fund manager, Milford Asset Management, is set to crash through the $3 billion barrier

There are plenty of pessimists, but the gains from deep economic integration are worth pursuing, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

I intend to transfer my Australian superannuation funds into a New Zealand KiwiSaver fund. Can I use these funds to help build my first home in Christchurch?

There are a number of important sharemarket events next week including Serko's listing on Tuesday, Gentrack Group on Wednesday and GuocoLeisure's delisting on Friday.

What do emerging markets do after they’ve emerged? They converge, of course

Liam Dann asks, "What sort of economic fallout can we expect if Baghdad falls? It is a question that has carried serious geopolitical weight for thousands of years."

State TV bosses point proudly to improved ratings, but signs are, that after a succession of problems, TVNZ journalist morale is numbed, says John Drinnan.

The state broadcaster has confirmed it is planning another restructure of news and current affairs, writes John Drinnan. Some positions are expected to be disestablished, and an announcement is imminent.

It would have been a spectacular deal for the two canny investors, and a boon for their company, which is moving further into prime commercial redevelopment, writes Dita De Boni.

The digital utopia as described in a lengthy UK Daily Telegraph article sounds horrible beyond words.

The exchange rate may have eased in recent weeks but two reports remind us of just how overvalued the kiwi dollar is, writes Brian Fallow.

"Oh, not another leaky building story!" an exasperated colleague complained to me in 2001.

Auckland business people will not be all that surprised that the courts have finally punctured the facade that surrounds donations to local body politicians.

Transferring pension funds from Britain to New Zealand isn't a straightforward exercise.