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.

If Sunny Bates was an expert in electricity networks there'd be no questions about what she does.

Sometimes the answer is just to do less.

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.

COMMENT: NZME has "first mover" advantage when it comes to the shakeup of the New Zealand media industry.

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: 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.

COMMENT: New data on foreign buyers in the housing market is not going resolve the big debate on the issue just yet, writes Liam Dann.

Every person and their dog seem to be using VPNs, or virtual private networking connections, these days, Juha Saarinen writes.

A great way to boost sales for many businesses is to make your product or service very easy to use, Graham McGregor writes.

It's not the prettiest of terms, but we may as well get acquainted with the challenges of "decumulation", Tom Hartmann writes.

COMMENT: Did you hear the one about the inheritance that went to the father's second wife's new husband's next-door-neighbour?

COMMENT: Many foreigners living here agree that you really need $40,000 stashed away somewhere in case of emergencies.

COMMENT: The life of a CEO can be tough and Weldon's demeanour at the GeoOp meeting clearly showed that the MediaWorks job had got the better of him.

COMMENT: Mark Weldon may have been the smartest guy in the room but that's seldom enough.

COMMENT: Radio New Zealand may sell some of its property portfolio to replenish its coffers.

COMMENT: 'The only genius I ever met," says Alan Bollard, the biographer of pioneering New Zealand economist Bill Phillips.

COMMENT: The New Zealand sharemarket has a global reputation as a lucrative source of dividends.

COMMENT: CEO Mark Weldon might be out, but MediaWorks radio operations are good earners and TV3 won't be going anywhere, writes John Drinnan.

Like many people I prefer to start Sunday's slowly, with a cup of good coffee and a read of the newspaper's business section, writes Brent Sheather.

Happy Star Wars Day! The power of compound interest is undeniable, but it certainly has its dark side.

Once again, the geek monde is abuzz with news that Australian businessman Dr Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of bitcoin - or is he? Juha Saarinen writes.