Any celebration can get commercialised, but we can always get creative and stick to our own plans.

The number of new residential mortgage registrations declined nationally by 21 per cent in September.

The car insurance industry will cease to exist by 2030 according to a new book written by a Massey University lecturer.

For years Jessica Alba has sat at the top of the world's sexiest lists, but now she's known for something else.

The developer of the new apartment project said pre-sales have reached $110 million and he was confident the build would go ahead.

COMMENT: Switching managers could be your best investment, writes Martin Hawes.

This year we have felt the tremors indicating that KiwiSaver's sleeping giant - its membership - is awakening.

KiwiSaver has attracted 2.6 million New Zealanders, with an average of 400 people joining every day.

COMMENT: Active investors are not the most popular folk these days.

ANZ says interest rate rises or a global recession would cause house prices to fall.

COMMENT: Most insurance comes with premiums that spiral up as we age, so it helps to plan ahead.

Anyone who provides credit can see your history, so here's the biggest mistakes millennials make and how to avoid them.

City Sales' Auckland apartment auction data gives an indication of market performance

Inland Revenue has launched a swathe of audits into the tax arrangements of international technology firms.

COMMENT: Comparing your households outgoing costs with those of similar families can be an insightful and quite a painless exercise.

COMMENT: The forecast returns are attractive, so what the pros and cons?

Move to cap deductions is delayed until next year at the earliest.

G.J. Gardner's West Auckland franchise business cancelled plans for a 14-unit apartment block

The property investment boom may be over in Australia. Here's why.

Planning rules initially afforded the art deco Takapuna beachfront house protection. But then that changed.

Auckland house prices are running hot but in parts of Australia's biggest city the market is something else.

Auckland apartment buildings, which would have added 2044 units to the city's residential supply, have been shelved, a new report says.

MARY HOLM COMMENT: Unless you're a high-risk investor don't go near a deal like this...

An Auckland real estate agent was surprised when the St Heliers house he was marketing went for more than double its CV.

Watch NZH Focus: A leading Chinese real estate business has found that NZ tops the list.

COMMENT: Everyone can use a "no surprises" policy when it comes to our spending.

Watchdog believes default schemes are not doing enough to inform savers of options

COMMENT: Two apparently unrelated things happened in the first week of October that say so much about New Zealand these days.

Cats and dogs damaging rental properties are among the cases prompting the Government to clarify when tenants must pay up.

The best of NZ Herald Business for 2016: A Sydney man spent a decade at Domino's for $10 an hour but now he has managed to 'semi retire'.