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Liam Dann: Will Auckland property follow the Sydney slump?
COMMENT: It's far from perfect but housing market is in a better place than two years ago.

Patrick Brockie: Auckland ready to take the toll
We need smarter ways to get moving, says Patrick Brockie.

Fran O'Sullivan: Now's time to sell down Crown assets to fund infrastructure gap
Comment: It's time to sell a raft of Crown-owned assets like Transpower and NZ Post.

Liam Dann: Experience rules in the age of abundance
COMMENT: In world where everything is available, companies that deliver on experience win.

Diana Clement: KiwiSaver fees are a necessary evil
COMMENT: Whether or not we're paying too much is murky.

Challenges of solving online whodunnits
Why a pioneer of the internet is calling for an end to anonymity on the web.

Liam Dann: Business confidence - why certain people are a pack of idiots
COMMENT: Heated debate about business confidence is reminder that economics is political.

Diana Clement: How to avoid crippling debt
COMMENT: Buying into debt myths will stop you getting ahead financially.

Liam Dann: Trump farm policy is pure socialism
COMMENT:Trump's stance takes a socialist twist as US taxpayers pay farmers for their milk.

Diana Clement: Who gets what when I die?
COMMENT: What happens to your money (or debt) when you die?

Brian Fallow: Climate warms towards Govt's plan to cut carbon
Consensus is building behind planned Zero Carbon Act to combat climate change.

Juha Saarinen: Internet criminals reaching new lows
COMMENT: It's hard to understand how people can deliberately want to hurt others.

Diana Clement: Who ate all the PIEs?
COMMENT: Something for KiwiSaver investors to get their teeth into.

Brian Fallow: Ratepayers need a break
Rates keep outstripping inflation - is there a better way for councils to raise money?

Juha Saarinen: Battle to crack fake social media
COMMENT: Why advertisers hold the power to force networks to clean up their platforms.

Liam Dann: Trade war shock just what NZ didn't need
COMMENT: The trade war has escalated, hitting commodity markets and threatening NZ GDP.

Diana Clement: Why you need to splurge to budget
COMMENT: Everyone needs to have "me money" in their budget.

Liam Dann: Predicting end of cash is bananas
COMMENT: Our lamb exports and cheap bananas are a reminder that future never goes to plan.

Diana Clement: Help! I've been hacked
COMMENT: Plenty of Kiwis lose large sums of money to online fraudsters.

Brian Gaynor: Bring greater diversity to the boardroom
COMMENT: We need younger people with more specific industry experience.

Mary Holm: Can you beat the property market buying shares?
COMMENT: Overall similar returns in either investment.

Brian Fallow: Wile E. Coyote and the debt cliff
The world can't shake its the debt habit -- and that adds to the level of economic risk.

Liam Dann: How does this Government score on growth?
COMMENT: It's early days and the Government playing a long game on economic growth.

Diana Clement: How to go cold turkey on spending
COMMENT: Owning stuff doesn't make you happier.

Brian Fallow: Tax could prick property bubbles
New Zealand's soaring house prices make us stand out from the pack.

Fran O'Sullivan: 'Rough' calculations are sobering reading
COMMENT: The impact of Fonterra and Fletchers on the economy can't be ignored.

Juha Saarinen: Happy birthday, App Store... see you in court
COMMENT: Apple, Google and Microsoft decide who plays in the app store and who doesn't.

Diana Clement: Earn more interest on your savings
COMMENT: To get the best returns on cash you need to be on your toes.

Liam Dann: Markets keep calm and carry on, despite Trump
COMMENT: Never mind the political circus, the global economy continues to carry on.