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.

Trade Minister Todd McClay says the Government is assessing the implications of recent regulatory changes in China's cross border e-commerce market.

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.

The resignation of Iceland's PM adds to a series of unfortunate events, seeing Iceland fall both in and out of favour.

COMMENT: The fact that so many of the people wrapped up in the Panama Papers are in government shows there's no political will to change the situation, writes Raybon Kan.

The law change will mean paying more to watch content on Netflix.

Prime Minister John Key is just one of many who say the amount of tax paid here by some multinational companies isn't fair.

Americans don't need to go to Panama - they have a thriving offshore industry at home.

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.

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.