OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Home-buying ban runs high risksIt's risky policy for a liberal, left-of-centre party because it leaves them open to accusations of xenophobia, writes Liam Dann.28 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Cherish your good credit record, it's worth guardingCredit scores are important - guard yours well. A good credit score is essential for getting a mortgage, business finance and perhaps even a job.27 Jul 02:49 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Active funds best allround use of KiwiSaverThe KiwiSaver active versus passive debate has been reignited following recent articles by Diana Clement in the Business Herald, Paul McBeth in the Listener and Rob Stock, the money editor of the Sunday Star-Times, in an Auckland suburban newspaper.26 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Retirees can stick with schemeCould you please tell me if I will be able to continue in my KiwiSaver scheme as I joined in July 2008, so almost five years ago.22 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Rising inequality largely a mythThe idea that New Zealand has become one of the most unequal societies in the developed world is just not supported by the data, writes Brian Fallow.17 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Govt's political fears ought to be testedRadioLIVE has dubbed Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee the Minister of No, writes Fran O'Sullivan. It is a label that might just stick after his frank response to Auckland Mayor Len Brown's latest foray into transport funding.16 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Courting of home buyers tawdryIf John Key was genuine in his concern about being disadvantaged relative to property investors he could legislate to reduce the tax advantages, writes Brian Fallow.10 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: No use crying over spill in coffee priceCommodities are at the mercy of some unprecedented global trends...07 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Transit lounge limboAny traveller who has experienced a glacier-slow wait in an international transit lounge might have some sympathy for American defector Edward Snowden.04 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Synlait calls and investors jumpFull marks to Synlait bosses Graham Milne and John Penno for hanging tough in the post-global financial crisis environment and going offshore.25 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Prospects gloomy for SOE floats"Was it greed or was it just a case of really bad timing?" asks Liam Dann. "Probably the latter, as the Government must have been hoping for a result which would help promote the next three asset sales to New Zealanders."23 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Dunne's tax stewardship will be missedJudging by Peter Dunne's Twitter feed, he had become obsessed by the agency's wayward behaviour and was very much focused on civil liberties, writes Fran O'Sullivan.11 Jun 05:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall Business: Rush is on for firms to collaborateFor some start-up businesses, collaborating with other like-minded companies is something they do from day one.09 Jun 09:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Electricity chief zaps regulation schemeBrian Fallow looks at the issues involved in a wholesale electricity market, and whether it is competitive or not.05 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanSynlait's secrets of success in ChinaIt remains an area crying out for regulatory oversight in case missteps by smaller players screw the market for our champions, writes Fran O'Sullivan.04 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: NZ firms must lift game with ChinaSince John Key's celebratory mission there in April, there has been a series of difficult and costly issues dogging New Zealand trade with China, writes Liam Dann.02 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: More professionalism needed with ChinaFonterra would have been startled to wake up yesterday to the Herald's front-page photo of Sir Henry van der Heyden emblazoned with "Don't ever trust them", writes Fran O'Sullivan.28 May 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Workers can make employers' paymentsI have a question, that you may or may not be able to answer, as no one else I have spoken with so far has been able to help.27 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Going on with asset sales risky businessWhat the assets are worth now depends on the future path of electricity prices and the effect that has on the company's cashflows, writes Brian Fallow.22 May 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: IRD can help sort Novopay problemsYour savings invested in a KiwiSaver scheme and any returns generated by those savings are not guaranteed.20 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Austerity's for booms, not slumpsAs we await another miserly Budget from Bill English we are entitled to wonder whether the Government is overdoing the fiscal discipline, writes Brian Fallow.08 May 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Is the tech market ready for Warren Buffett?Warren Buffet famously said: "I don't invest in things I don't understand." writes Liam Dann. On that basis you can be pretty sure he isn't one of the mega-wealthy US investors who have been buying into kiwi tech stocks.05 May 05:30 PM
Banking and financeNZ outperforming Australia, says BNZA comparison of some recent economic data shows New Zealand outperforming Australia.05 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Time to take stock of $40b rebuildInsurance will represent a significantly higher share of the cost of living and the cost of doing business from here on, writes Brian Fallow.01 May 05:30 PM
EnergyHow best to calculate electricity cost?If Meridian Energy had already floated, it's a fair bet that its share price would have dropped after the Opposition unveiled its electricity policy a week ago.25 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Show us first that power is brokenThe onus is on those calling for radical, disruptive change to something as important as the electricity sector to demonstrate that it is broken and needs fixing.24 Apr 10:16 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Political divide is widening needlesslyPolitical commentators have been quick to point out that New Zealand voters now have a real choice, writes Liam Dann. Sometimes it seems we have two poor choices.21 Apr 05:30 PM
