It seems bizarre that the man in charge of growing the economy is not right to the fore on such transactions, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Apple Watches have been on sale in New Zealand for the past two months, and I was finally able to try out the wearable device that everyone's talking about, writes Juha Saarinen.

I was thinking recently about the various businesses I know that I'm happy to recommend to other people.

Sock away some savings beforehand to fill the stockings later.

The outlook looks grim for Pumpkin Patch so how did a company analysts thought could dominate the world get to this point?

Christopher Niesche writes: Myers is a far cry from the founder's early success story as 'mum-and-dad' retail investors head for the exits.

Do you want to be poor for the rest of your life? Your habits will dictate the answer far more than your earnings.

You may already have one savings scheme, but two can be even better.

China is poised to upgrade its ground-breaking free trade agreement with NZ but becoming in favour of NZ's dairy exporters will be problematic.

Among inflation-targeting central banks, it is essential for inflation expectations to remain anchored to their inflation targets, writes Brian Fallow. Credibility on that point is their stock in trade.

High-profile staff of Radio NZ have been moonlighting on outside money-earners.

There's a department store in called Liberty and it contrasts so dramatically with what we have here in Australia.

Mary Holm looks at selling up rental properties, more than one super scheme and who owns an inheritance?

A wide range of businesses market their services by giving quotes to potential clients.

Children watch us make it all happen with our cards. So how do we pass on the money lessons?

No news was not good news when the US Federal Reserve left rates on hold last week.

Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a man who understands business and understands the future.

Imagine what an election debate in 2029 might look like.

Trying to predict where the market is going is a more dangerous strategy than digging in and staying put.

The performance of the Australian and New Zealand economies has an important impact on a number of areas, particularly the labour sector and our red hot housing market.

Policymakers inevitably get things wrong from time to time, writes Brian Fallow. But if they are to learn from their mistakes, they first have to acknowledge that they are mistakes.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen may be the best advertisement yet for media training.

When Morag McCay needs a tasting panel for her uniquely Asian food products, she heads five minutes down the road to the University of Auckland.

Are you interested in getting full and involved participation from your people? Instead of telling someone to do a task, ask them how they think it should be done.

Juha Saarinen takes a look at new Australian PM's tech credentials and we're giving away a Microsoft Surface worth $800!

It will put Silver Fern Farms in a strong position, writes Fran O'Sullivan. But that won't stop the emotion over the injection of Chinese ownership into a company that other players were endeavouring to keep NZ controlled.

Marketing man Graham McGregor on the value of a one-sentence description of your product or service.

What would have made a big difference if you could have put it into practice earlier? Share your comments with us.

Westpac's CEO is planning to invest an extra A$200m a year in digital initiatives to boost the bank's customer numbers, as well as drive down costs.