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Mark Lister: Tax cuts not needed at this stage
COMMENT: Tax cuts seem off the table for now, and I think they should stay that way, writes Mark Lister.
COMMENT: Tax cuts seem off the table for now, and I think they should stay that way, writes Mark Lister.
COMMENT: In outsourcing our cognitive capabilities to information tech systems, we gain convenience, but risk switching off critical faculties.
COMMENT: According to the History channel the D-Day Landings in June of 1944 owed their success, at least in part, to the allies' mis-information strategy.
COMMENT: It's time for Bill English to announce a crackdown on multinational tax avoidance in New Zealand.
COMMENT: Set yourself regular checking times, but not in your prime creative time.
COMMENT: Simplifying is the way to offer incredible value for money and so to make a market grow thousands or even millions of times.
Pushing your luck when considering insurance just puts makes it you against the odds. It's not about that.
COMMENT: Contrast between Finance Minister and PM has some questioning whether this is a political marketing job, writes Liam Dann.
COMMENT: Len Ainsworth started making poker machines more than 60 years ago to subsidise his dental equipment business.
COMMENT: Was John Key's brain fart on the tax front an involuntary exercise or was it calculated?
COMMENT: What are the pitfalls and positives of deferring your council rates?
COMMENT: Juha Saarinen offers his thoughts on Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto.
COMMENT: Unwinding a cross-subsidy is never popular among those who have been on the bludger's end of one.
Some will see the proposed merger of Fairfax New Zealand and NZME as the beginning of the end of an era for New Zealand media.
What kind of amazing investment could outperform the property market in this country?
COMMENT: Hallelujah. The political fix at national level on Auckland housing has finally been made.
COMMENT: Here are the reasons why recycling is also a valuable strategy to use in your marketing.
Google's finally launching its answer to Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming music services - YouTube Red.
COMMENT: Many still have money over there long after they've arrived in NZ sitting in pounds earning next to nothing, or invested in various UK funds and shares.
Making quick tempo choices - especially if there's a credit card involved! - can lead to runaway spending. A two-day or two-person strategy works.
Yesterday, over lunch at an international conference, I was chatting to one of the other speakers. He was a fellow author, sometime journalist, and commentator, Debbie Mayo-Smith writes.
Everyone who cares about the future of the economy, interest rates and house prices needs to circle two dates in their calendars this year.
COMMENT: Owning too much stuff has serious financial consequences. The more you own the more you pay for insurance.
COMMENT: Alarm bells are ringing and danger signs are looming large. You can "safely" invest in large international companies, but not this way.
COMMENT: The proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ is a further sign that media companies continue to look for viable business models.
COMMENT: NZME has "first mover" advantage when it comes to the shakeup of the New Zealand media industry.
COMMENT: The Reserve Bank was radiating signals this week that its next intervention in the housing market may well target debt-to-income ratios.
COMMENT: Two media giants into one? Changed market makes NZME-Fairfax tie-up a real prospect.
One thing is for sure - the technology that underpins Bitcoin has got stock exchanges, clearing houses, banks and central banks talking.