Pressure is building on Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings as the dairy industry faces up to a winter of discontent, writes Liam Dann.

Tim Groser shared a rare insight into the unique partnership that New Zealand forged with the United States on the TPP at a recent forum.

Chuffed because you can easily see your KiwiSaver balance with your other savings accounts? They're actually radically different.

Your database can be used to increase sales but many businesses make a crucial mistake. Debbie Mayo Smith explains.

The reason the Chinese are singled out is because of a handful of well-publicised transactions, writes Christopher Niesche.

Jamie Gray writes: For Fonterra's farmers, investors and employees the severity of the dairy downturn will become clear early next month.

It's encouraging to see the govt is entertaining the idea for "Special Economic Zones" in an attempt to deal with our so-called zombie towns, writes Bernard Hickey.

Getting your first home got a bit easier with some changes to KiwiSaver. It's now possible to buy an unbuilt home, opening up the possibility of buying off the plans.

The Finance Minister punctures dairy denials but needs an eye on recent boom and bust, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Investors must be sure they won't be forced to sell at some point, because that's when hefty losses can hit.

"I am hoping that when we launch our new 7pm current affairs show, Story, it will give us a boost," Mark Jennings says.

Jock Anderson on the clear leader in the scramble to succeed Dame Sian Elias as the next Chief Justice, and more.

A key industry is suffering, but other economic signs paint a happier picture, writes Brian Fallow.

Toshiba's CEO and two other top executives resigned after presiding over a US$1.2 billion accounting scandal. Well and good, but when do we see some criminal indictments?

There has never been a better time to pull out his term "crisitunity", writes Eric Crampton.

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin on exchange-traded funds and the NZX taking a big punt.

Wheeler struck the right note in this morning's official cash rate announcement: appropriately dovish but not alarmist.

Interruptions in the office can be minimised simply by shifting the position of your desk, writes Robyn Pearce.

David Chaplin says Crown Financial Institutions have generally been a boon to government books over the last few years.

The NZ-China free trade agreement doesn't stop new restrictions on house sales to overseas buyers, but National's subsequent deals try to, writes David Parker.

There is a important debate to be had about foreign investment in NZ because we are a small, open economy and a big shift in global trends can have a disproportionate impact, writes Liam Dann.

Too many options can be paralysing when you’re choosing products, so here are some tips to get you moving towards something better.

Social media is popular, but nothing beats having your own database of clients and prospects to market to.

It's known as confession season - that time of year when companies do their end of year accounts and come clean on any nasty surprises they've uncovered.

Labour lit the fuse on a jury-rigged device and threw it into a shopping mall of opinions, with sadly predictable results, writes Bernard Hickey. But it needn't have been this way.

For two years now, Kiwis moving to Australia and Australians settling in NZ have been able to also relocate their superannuation savings.

The election of directors will be one of the most important issues during the upcoming annual meeting season.

I've edited your long letter, which went into more detail about how hard it was to get a clear picture of fees, commissions and so on. I agree that's poor.

It's human nature to think of life as linear. There's a starting point, a journey and then an end point. We're born, we live, we die.