COMMENT: There's an old political saying that knowledge is power and for once John Key didn't have the knowledge leaving a group of journalists with the power, writes Barry Soper.

COMMENT: Imagine how much investment there would be if their returns were taxed entirely away. Who would be the losers? The multinationals? Or Kiwis?

COMMENT: It is amazing how often a Prime Minister who totally dominates his government seems to have been left out of the loop when crucial issues are decided, writes Bryan Gould.

COMMENT: The time has come for the New Zealand Government to take similar action to close the profit-shifting loopholes that these corporations are exploiting in our country.

Tax officials formally scheduled a review of NZ's foreign trusts regime a month before the PM's lawyer began lobbying, the Labour Party says.

The New Zealand branch of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sent tens of millions offshore while paying virtually no tax.

PM John Key this week proposed a new tax on offshore purchases. Could the Government be doing more?

We need data on the activity and influence of foreign property investors before committing to the risks and costs associated with a selective land tax, says Bob Buckle.

COMMENT: The Panama Papers have renewed calls over the last few years to make all tax returns public. This is already so in Sweden and Norway.

27 properties - some worth nearly $3m owned by those linked to the Masala restaurant chain will stay frozen.

What are some smart ways to put a looming tax refund to work?

COMMENT: The signs of wealth are easy to see in Panama - but how did it get that way, and is there a New Zealand connection?

Some of this country's biggest revenue generators are foreign-owned companies you may never have heard of.

COMMENT: Lessons from the Panama Papers.

John Shewan, the Government appointed expert in charge of reviewing our tax regime, advised the Bahamas on exempting taxes.

New tax rules might be more convenient for small business, but IRD is getting new powers to share tax details with others.

Diligent will now delist from the NZX after ten years.

Prime Minister John Key has made an embarrassing disclosure of a link to a company specialising in foreign trusts.

A Kiwi family with two children on a single income pays the least amount of income tax in the OECD.

It would be useful to hear the conclusions of someone from outside, not least because the Panama Papers call into question New Zealand's good faith as an international citizen.

COMMENT: Companies with operations in multiple jurisdictions will seek to maximise their opportunities to reduce their tax bill.

COMMENT: John Key has now ordered a tax expert to look into the trusts here, presumably to reassure us that there's not one rule for the rich and another for PAYE plodders, writes Barry Soper.

COMMENT: Switzerland has attracted foreign capital to its banking system offering a mixture of secrecy, preferential tax treatment and creative corporate structures.

John Key says independent review of foreign trusts likely to go ahead but he has no intention of releasing his tax records.

New Zealand-based investors are selling out of Diligent Corp before the company is acquired by venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners.