COMMENT: One of the most frustrating aspects of corporate governance is that shareholders are rarely consulted.

COMMENT: Can Finance Minister become National's front-man?

COMMENT: When debt is low, paying down the mortgage might not be best bet.

COMMENT: Google has refreshed its little Chromecast streaming video device.

COMMENT: TVNZ has defended its live broadcast cross to Joseph Parker - including plugs for his fast food supporters, John Drinnan writes.

COMMENT: There's little chance NZ will get through the next few years without an economic shock.

COMMENT: Boards of small to medium enterprise and non-profits have been missing out on this board software.

COMMENT: Here are three success strategies you might like to put into action this month.

COMMENT: National MPs should think twice before automatically anointing as prime minister a member of Key's kitchen cabinet, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: John Key tries to smooth fears of a rising tide of US protectionism.

Christmas lunch - it's a costly affair.

COMMENT: Changes to KiwiSaver conditions are at the whim of future governments.

COMMENT: Enthusiasm for index funds could prove costly in the long term.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen reviews the 3DR Solo drone and new GoPros.

COMMENT: Income gains have largely come from working more, not from working better, Brian Fallow writes.

COMMENT: New Zealand's funding body must spread its money further, John Drinnan writes.

When it comes to eating ice cream, the people of Invercargill are New Zealand champions.

COMMENT: World-class project manager who spent many years with NASA shares his pearls of wisdom.

The concept behind the sharing economy is as old as trade itself, writes Neil Roberts.

COMMENT: 'Tis the season after all, but it pays to pace ourselves so we make savvy choices.

COMMENT: Building materials company Boral is spending A$3.5 billion to acquire Utah-based construction materials group Headwaters.

COMMENT: In the manual of life no-one says you'll be sandwiched between children and elderly parents.

COMMENT: Like any building with concrete cancer, trust in a big idea can seem very solid right up until the moment of collapse.

COMMENT: Even a little extra payment will be a help for family facing a terminal illness.

COMMENT: There have been a number of developments in involving potential control changes to NZX-listed companies.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen reviews the MacBook Pro and the Touch Bar.

It was the throngs of people in Mission Bay, hunched over their phones, that got to Kevin McDonald.

COMMENT: Treasury's newly updated projections for the long-run outlook look OK for a few years, but then it gets ugly.

COMMENT: Momentous times for media, including Facebook - even if it refuses to accept that it is a media company.

COMMENT: "John Key was kidnapped in Peru by drug lords." If you saw that message on social media, you might just think it's true, writes Juha Saarinen.