Insurance complaints spike
A push by insurers to settle claims from the Christchurch earthquakes is partly behind a spike in complaints to the insurance ombudsman.
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Christopher Niesche: Lifting lid on tax step in the right direction
COMMENT: Australia's people have been given unprecedented access into the tax affairs of the nation's largest private companies.
KiwiSaver: Contributions after tax or gross?
The minimum you and your employer can contribute is 3 per cent, but both are allowed to contribute more.
Mary Holm: Tax rules unfair to term depositors
COMMENT: Playing field for tax calculations is far from level - subsidising some but penalising others, writes Mary Holm.
Diana Clement: Cracking those smooth-talking freebie-chasers
COMMENT: Most financial advisers have your interests at heart, but a few bad eggs have ulterior motives.
Internet giants shifting millions overseas
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.
Is your super scheme at risk?
Stand-alone and employer-sponsored superannuation schemes are shutting up shop.
Apartment builds to outstrip houses by 2017
By next year more than half of all new homes built in Auckland will be part of apartment blocks or terraced homes.
Global Tax - time to look for a cure
The debate over corporate tax is moving on - and fast. Matt Nippert reports.
Tax share agreements to extend to spies
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: Coping with low interest rates
Brent Sheather looks at why interest rates globally have fallen and the implications for savers and borrowers.
Fran O'Sullivan: Murdoch's tax beef should worry us all
COMMENT: Murdoch has an interest in exposing favourable tax environment enjoyed by the very companies which are siphoning off advertising revenue streams.
Rob Campbell: Compromise needed on corporate tax
COMMENT: It is illogical to expect that global processes and outcomes will not be strongly influenced by the corporates that operate at that level.
Key has 'lost moral compass' on tax regime
The New Zealand Herald investigation into multinational tax has sparked a political scrap with Labour finance spokesman Grant Robertson.
Kerre McIvor: Boycott the firms not paying tax
COMMENT: Boycott those companies spending a fortune to avoid paying their fair share. What they're doing might be legal - but it's morally bankrupt.
There are two certainties: death and taxes
You can dip into your KiwiSaver once you are eligible for New Zealand superannuation as long as you have been in the scheme for at least five years.
Cancer drug giant's tax bill less than PM's
The drug giant seeking $30m from the taxpayer for its cancer drug Keytruda paid less income tax in 2014 than PM John Key.
Even if it's $5 a week, just keep saving
INTERVIEW: Tamsyn Parker talks to two women who between them look after more than $11b of KiwiSavers' money.
Mary Holm: Doing the right thing with bad debts
COMMENT: A daughter living abroad should be encouraged to face up and repay the money she owes, writes Mary Holm.
Diana Clement: Dodging your tax a dangerous game
COMMENT: IRD excels at finding evaders, who can face huge bills, writes Diana Clement.
Economy Hub: Big tax changes coming
Business is facing change on a scale it hasn't seen since the 1980s as multi-nationals are targeted with new tax rules.
Peter Dunn aware of 'urgent' corporate tax issue
United Future leader Peter Dunne said he was well aware of the "urgent" issue of the tax paid by multinational companies.
NZ tech companies call for corporate tax probe
Local tech companies say we need an inquiry into the multinational tax gap - which allows rivals to pay less tax than homegrown companies.
Top multinationals pay almost no tax in New Zealand
INTERACTIVE: 20 large companies made $10b of sales to Kiwis, but paid just $1.8min tax.
How companies shift profits overseas
INTERACTIVE: Multinationals insist they are meeting their NZ legal obligations.
Faster than expected growth in December quarter
The economy grew faster than expected in the December quarter but economists remained unimpressed.
Christopher Niesche: Tax breaks a hot election topic
COMMENT: Property investment is looming as a major battleground at Australia's election later this year.
Business or home, it's still a property
Generally anyone over 18 who has been in KiwiSaver for three or more years and is buying a first home can apply to their KiwiSaver provider to withdraw everything.
Mary Holm: Low-interest argument has merit
COMMENT: Yes, you're right that it's really important to consider not raw interest rates but how they compare with inflation.
Diana Clement: Dishonesty costs you and me big time
COMMENT: Thanks New Zealand. Your collective dishonesty costs me thousands of dollars a year.
More pain for savers?
Savers look set to suffer more pain at the bank after the Reserve Bank made a surprise move and cut the official cash rate.
Mark Lister: Dairy farmers forget past lessons
The long-term outlook for the dairy sector is strong, but the immediate future is highly concerning, says Mark Lister.