A businessman with close links to the Mexican President set up a series of shell companies in New Zealand.

Inland Revenue is trying to get information on New Zealanders who have dealt with Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.

A New Zealander has been named as a director for thousands of shell companies revealed in the Panama Papers as being used to avoid tax by wealthy clients.

COMMENT: The fact that New Zealand's trust regime is caught up in the midst of it all will be a surprise to many Kiwis.

COMMENT: Two weeks ago we considered the low interest rate environment, concluded that it was here to stay, writes Brent Sheather.

The Panama Papers leak has revealed how the rich and powerful have hidden their billions.

COMMENT: John Key on trusts sounds a bit like a cracked record.

To make trusts more transparent and accountable ought not compromise the ease and speed of company registrations in this country.

The naming of NZ as a tax haven which allows foreign investors to hide their income in secretive trusts will not force the Government to change any tax rules, John Key says.

If you have been a KiwiSaver member for at least three years you may be eligible to withdraw your savings to put towards a first home.

The Overseas Investment Office is taking a harder line in rejecting applications that need more work.

Inland Revenue's grab at Trade Me members' personal data netted it just $3 million in fresh taxes.

COMMENT: Low-interest or no-interest loans from community groups give poor people a helping hand out of debt, or to start a business.

Executive incentive schemes aim to boost company performance. But is it too easy for top bosses to get a reward?

Mortgage interests over Queenstown's luxury Hilton Hotel have been sold in an $80.5 million deal involving Chinese businesses.

International tax issues are bubbling away again with the recent revelation from the NZ Herald that multinationals operating in NZ pay just $1.8 million of tax on revenue of $10 billion.

Multinational tax policy isn't easy or simple and it isn't usually sexy. But, like a lot of things, the internet has livened up the debate.

A push by insurers to settle claims from the Christchurch earthquakes is partly behind a spike in complaints to the insurance ombudsman.

COMMENT: Australia's people have been given unprecedented access into the tax affairs of the nation's largest private companies.

The minimum you and your employer can contribute is 3 per cent, but both are allowed to contribute more.

COMMENT: Playing field for tax calculations is far from level - subsidising some but penalising others, writes Mary Holm.

COMMENT: Most financial advisers have your interests at heart, but a few bad eggs have ulterior motives.

Facebook and Google were included in a list of 20 companies assessed by the Herald as being the most aggressive in legally shifting profits out of NZ.

Stand-alone and employer-sponsored superannuation schemes are shutting up shop.

By next year more than half of all new homes built in Auckland will be part of apartment blocks or terraced homes.

The debate over corporate tax is moving on - and fast. Matt Nippert reports.

New Zealand's intelligence agencies would be able to access individuals' tax information if parliament backs the recent review carried out by Michael Cullen and Patsy Reddy.

Brent Sheather looks at why interest rates globally have fallen and the implications for savers and borrowers.

COMMENT: Murdoch has an interest in exposing favourable tax environment enjoyed by the very companies which are siphoning off advertising revenue streams.