It's a radical transformation: from protected heritage ex-Auckland Council's headquarters into new apartments. The first visuals

Music streaming service Spotify has increased its prices by $2 a month due to a New Zealand tax introduced last year.

Fixing a mortgage will cost you more this year than it did last year.

Billionaire New Zealand citizen Peter Thiel has been reported to be President Trump's potential ambassador to Germany.

The IRD recently released information regarding income distributions of NZ individual taxpayers from 2007 to 2015 which makes interesting reading.

An Auckland businessman jailed for failing to pay his taxes knew his obligations, says IRD.

Controversial American billionaire, Trump donor and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has taken NZ citizenship and quietly acquired a Wanaka lakefront estate.

A US$90 billion ($123b) wave of mortgages, leftover debt from the 2007 lending boom, is laying bare the weak links in the U.S. real estate market.

Spontaneous purchases and splurging on avoidable items such as booze and cigarettes are hindering household budgets.

Breaking his campaign promise, Donald Trump will not be releasing his tax returns - so WikiLeaks said they will instead.

KiwiSavers could be missing out on higher returns because of the tax impact of their providers' offshore structures.

Auckland's worsening housing affordability could be eased by freeing up more development land, one business leader says.

Auckland has gone from the world's fifth least affordable city to its fourth, now behind Hong Kong, Sydney and Vancouver as the least accessible housing market.

COMMENT: Kiwis love a good freebie. In the cut-through world of credit cards banks fight hard to grab our attention with juicy perks.

Giapo, Auckland's radical icecream business, is on the move.

Peter Alexander, chief executive of NZX listed landlord Stride Property, is optimistic about the upcoming general election.

COMMENT: We all like to think that when our children grow up they will have a better standard of living than us.

Connal Townsend, Property Council chief executive, gives his take on the year ahead.

Presidential attention didn't just change the rules for financial advisers. It helped change how investors shop for financial help.

Homeowners will find themselves in trouble if interest rates rise by as little as 0.5 per cent. And it's the young and rich most at risk.

Kiwis are more likely to let their credit card payments slip in the first three months of the year.

Where in the country are house prices cooling and rising?

Mark Francis, managing director of NZX listed Augusta Capital, gives his take on the year ahead.

Wellington rents jumped 9.8 per cent annually while Auckland's rose only 3 per cent, falling slightly last month, according to the latest stats.

While some projects are cancelled, work has begun to convert a 17-level office block in to apartments.

A franchised Nosh store located on Auckland's North Shore has seemingly split from the gourmet supermarket chain.

Latest figures show Auckland's growth rate halving over past 12 months and insiders expect further slowing in 2017.

If money talks, one US businessman has made sure his voice has been heard.

The Property Institute of New Zealand takes a look at the crystal ball to see what's in store for housing in 2017

Consent has been granted for an application from a Thai business to acquire an interest in the towering Metropolis in Auckland's CBD.