COMMENT: Announcement clearly timed to build up her international reputation.

COMMENT: There are some parts of the country where internet could be better.

COMMENT: Everyone can save money without really trying.

COMMENT: The latest confidence survey shows business still stuck with post-election blues.

Is the slump in business confidence just sulking, or a sign of something deeper?

COMMENT: Xi chooses prestigious Boao forum to position China in a conciliatory fashion.

COMMENT: Sometimes no doesn't mean no.

COMMENT: How do we measure our well-being? The Govt has asked Treasury to find an answer.

Commonwealth Games is no excuse for TVNZ decision to drop regular content.

COMMENT: Why do schools have to pay for iPads and Chromebooks though?

New targets will probably make no difference to the Reserve Bank's interest rate calls.

COMMENT: It's timely none-the-less to give some thought to what to do with the extra cash.

COMMENT: Taking stock, the first quarter has already delivered a year's worth of news.

COMMENT: Broadcasting Minister clearly breached basic Cabinet rule.

COMMENT: Many retired people are getting out of Auckland and really enjoying it.

COMMENT: The Cambridge Analytica controversy is like something from a dark sci-fi novel.

COMMENT: First-time credit card users often buy more than they can afford.

COMMENT: Banks are the lifeblood of the domestic economy.

COMMENT: Wesfarmers is hoping bigger isn't always better.

COMMENT: Loans are so easy to get - and then it all collapses.

COMMENT: House prices in Auckland aren't soaring any more but that doesn't solve problem.

COMMENT: Australia should be enlisting Ardern in the fight against a trade war.

COMMENT: Whatever many people may believe, NZ bank deposits are not guaranteed.

No one stands to gain from a tit-for-tat trade war.

COMMENT:CPOs to become increasingly important with legal, business and financial skill set

COMMENT: Buying because it's a bargain is one of the many ways we delude ourselves.

COMMENT:US trade drama has overshadowed important changes in China that we need to digest.

Planned law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have widespread economic impact.

COMMENT: The real political battles this year won't involve the Opposition.

COMMENT: The real secrets of successful budgeting aren't about crunching the numbers.