Got less than $100,000 to invest? You'll find it a struggle to get personalised investment advice without Govt help, one top financial adviser says.

Herald columnist Matt McCarten says John Key's reputation has been dented by his handling of the privatisation programme. His handling has "been incompetent for months."

The sale of Mighty River Power will be delayed, the Government announced today. Prime Minister John Key's announced after a cabinet meeting today that his Government would delay the sale until issues of Maori water rights could be better clarified.