Consumers are going to have to fork out extra for e-books, music, movies and television online.

Former Wall Street Journal journalist Morgan Housel recently wrote an uplifting blog entitled "What a Time to Be Alive". His list of reasons ran over seven pages.

Couples earning $1582.57 per week after tax are struggling to buy an Auckland house.

Two separate surveys show Kiwis are keen on buying property in the next year.

The proposed European-headquartered project will be situated behind Auckland's city library.

Nearly three-quarters of New Zealand CEOs say multinational companies do not pay their fair share of tax.

CEOs have creative ideas for accelerating research and development, writes James Penn.

COMMENT: New Zealand has an aversion to capital gains taxes. Or is it just the name?

Appeal dismissed in Tuscany Towers case

COMMENT: After long decline, there's a glimmer of good news from Mad Butcher owner.

COMMENT: KiwiSaver fund riskier than term deposit but there are pluses.

The first stage of a new $100 million Bay of Plenty shopping centre will be officially opened on Tuesday.

Seeing fees put into a dollar figure is the second biggest priority for savers behind returns, research shows.

The dumping of a Rakon director is a rare example of NZ investors taking charge - is this the start of a revolution?

At auction houses in London and New York, sellers are preparing to bail on their investments after the emerging-art bubble burst.

A new online service is promising to provide Kiwis with a quick and free way to find out their credit score.

Auckland property prices are rising rapidly but rents are heading in the opposite direction, unlike other parts of New Zealand.

One of New Zealand's largest shopping mall owners has put a big Auckland property on the market via an Australian real estate agency.

The IRD has launched another campaign cracking down on tradies carrying out work for under-the-table payment.

Use our calculator to see the real amount of money you're paying out in KiwiSaver fees

Well-known financial adviser Martin Hawes is backing Forsyth Barr's re-branded KiwiSaver scheme.

COMMENT: Here's why who you're with influences how much you get ahead.

Most providers don't give KiwiSavers a full dollar figure for fees in member statements.

COMMENT: Quirky claims liven up the humdrum routine at your local insurance office, writes Diana Clement.

COMMENT: Anyone who has been a KiwiSaver member for at least three years and hasn't previously owned a home may be able to withdraw their savings.

COMMENT: Apple would paid far more tax in New Zealand if it wasn't for the Irish head office structure.

More than a third of people overseas who own NZ properties are escaping the tax net, an Opposition MP says.

The country's newest KiwiSaver provider says thousands of people have already registered to sign up with it - exceeding its 12 month

Latest sales figures from the Real Estate Institute show a national median house price rose 5.8 per cent annually.

The number of super-rich Kiwis on the tax department's radar has jumped.