China share-market leverage from sources such as online lenders and umbrella trusts has plunged by 61 per cent.

Just one year ago, it seemed unthinkable that officials in Wellington and Sydney, more typically known for their hawkishness and stubborn independence, would join the global race towards zero.

If the govt delivers on its promise to encourage spending, China's consumer base could hit $67 trillion over the next decade.

Assistant professor of finance Noah Smith asks what if other nations can't pick up the slack when China slows?

Finance Minister says Chinese counterparts have expressed concern to him, saying debate on foreign buyers more "hard-edged" in NZ than in other countries.

A cluster of Chinese restaurants does not make a "Chinatown", much as some people might wish it to be so.

Auckland’s top Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent says most of the clients she sells homes to are people who live here, not China.

Chinese shoppers and business owners in Dominion Rd are at odds with their non-Chinese counterparts about the ethnic precinct being branded "Chinatown".

Former Labour party official attacks leadership for singling out Chinese people: "I am Maori. My wife is of Chinese descent. My money is not foreign."

How do Kiwis really feel about Asian people? Results from a sprawling study show warmth toward Asians has been growing.

The founder of a Mandarin property website says the true buyers from China are migrants and those looking for good schools.

Phil Twyford says Auckland owes a real estate employee who leaked data about thousands of real estate deals a “debt of gratitude”.

Fonterra says it is disappointed about a poor first-half result expected by its Chinese infant formula investment, Beingmate Baby & Child.

Rodney Jones says it's time to take action on the issue of Chinese property investment.

Landlords, lawyers, real estate agents and accountants have presented submissions to the Parliamentary select committee.

The debate about non-resident Chinese buying Auckland houses could hurt bilateral relations and Labour has already done "immeasurable" damage to the links between the two countries, says a top boss.

A group of Chinese individuals and businesses are planning on taking out a full-page advertisement in the Herald to speak out against housing claims.

Juwai.com has surveyed users and found 36 per cent of people spoken to bought property in New Zealand for investment.

Equities advanced, while US Treasuries fell, after Chinese stocks bounced and Greece prepared to submit fresh proposals.

Chinese stocks staged a spectacular comeback yesterday after Wednesday's horror losses.

If the turmoil knocks domestic confidence and with it internal domestic demand there will be a spillover effect, writes Fran O'Sullivan. The Chinese Government is a significant buyer of NZ Government bonds.

The Chinese dairy firm partially owned by Fonterra has been suspended from trading amid the Chinese stock market turmoil.

China's ongoing share rout spread jitters through the Asia-Pacific region yesterday, sparking falls across equity markets from Japan to New Zealand.

Shoppers worldwide are forecast to spend less on gadgets in 2015 than they did in 2014 - the first drop since 2010.

Another ugly start for China’s stock market as index plunges 8.2 per cent in the first three minutes.

Chinese shares are plunging again today, suggesting a raft of Govt-introduced measures aimed at halting the sell-off are failing.

The World Bank has implied China gets its economic house in order before trying to change the global economy.

The reality of China's SOE privatisation is far from the potted free-market anecdote we like to tell ourselves.

Shares in Beingmate - the Chinese company which is 18.8pc owned by Fonterra - have halved in value over the past three weeks.