For some start-up businesses, collaborating with other like-minded companies is something they do from day one.

Brian Fallow looks at the issues involved in a wholesale electricity market, and whether it is competitive or not.

It remains an area crying out for regulatory oversight in case missteps by smaller players screw the market for our champions, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Since John Key's celebratory mission there in April, there has been a series of difficult and costly issues dogging New Zealand trade with China, writes Liam Dann.

Fonterra would have been startled to wake up yesterday to the Herald's front-page photo of Sir Henry van der Heyden emblazoned with "Don't ever trust them", writes Fran O'Sullivan.

I have a question, that you may or may not be able to answer, as no one else I have spoken with so far has been able to help.

As we await another miserly Budget from Bill English we are entitled to wonder whether the Government is overdoing the fiscal discipline, writes Brian Fallow.

Warren Buffet famously said: "I don't invest in things I don't understand." writes Liam Dann. On that basis you can be pretty sure he isn't one of the mega-wealthy US investors who have been buying into kiwi tech stocks.

A comparison of some recent economic data shows New Zealand outperforming Australia.

Insurance will represent a significantly higher share of the cost of living and the cost of doing business from here on, writes Brian Fallow.

If Meridian Energy had already floated, it's a fair bet that its share price would have dropped after the Opposition unveiled its electricity policy a week ago.

The onus is on those calling for radical, disruptive change to something as important as the electricity sector to demonstrate that it is broken and needs fixing.

Political commentators have been quick to point out that New Zealand voters now have a real choice, writes Liam Dann. Sometimes it seems we have two poor choices.

What if the authorities had swiped some of the money in my bank account, in the cause of keeping the bank open for business, writes Brian Fallow.

Business editor Liam Dann is stumped as to what possible benefit the rise in the value of his house offers him.

We're putting the focus on agriculture this week in the Business Herald.

When people like the PM talk of an orderly transition to a post-smelter environment, they are talking about the scrapping of generating capacity, writes Brian Fallow.

The situation in Cyprus has been a blunt reminder that the world is still working through debt problems which could lead to more global market wobbles.

Finance Minister Bill English has asked officials what tax reforms could materially lift the economy's performance, writes Brian Fallow.

The drought is a timely reminder of how much the New Zealand economy depends on rainfall, writes Brian Fallow.

Mighty River Power needs to promote loyalty bonus scheme...