An outsider tuning in to the Valerie Adams medal ceremony could be excused for thinking Adams came from the small Pacific nation of "ANZ Bank".

Brian Falllow ponders what can be done about the high kiwi dollar. And would changing the Reserve Bank's statutory mandate do any good?

How the PM might respond to the Maori King's water-rights claim.

Haier's proposed $1.20 a share offer for Fisher & Paykel Appliances has been very cleverly priced.

John Drinnan asks why are taxpayers set to fund a second overseas format talent show while public broadcasting collapses around our ears?

Brian Fallow on youth unemployment following recent announcements of lay-offs and redundancies.

Tell me again - what's the point in the Government hanging on to TVNZ?

In six years, childcare company has gone from part-time venture to 35 staff.

Forget about intellectual property; Kiwis want the tobacco industry to wither and die, writes Liam Dann.