COMMENT: Further interest rate cuts would continue to make equities and residential property attractive for some investors, particularly on a short-term basis.

COMMENT: The last thing I want to do is put people off investing in shares. If done wisely shares can be an excellent investment.

COMMENT: Have you heard the one about the child who smashed her iPhone to get the latest model? This happened in my circle of friends and is problematic for many reasons.

COMMENT: It's hard to see how you could build a society and economy with IT increasingly entrenched at the core of both.

COMMENT: From rising sea levels to flooded rivers, from drought to wildfire - scientists list the impacts of climate change.

Jamie Tulloch the owner of E3 Business Accountants made an interesting comment in his business and tax tips newsletter a while ago.

COMMENT: The law of unintended consequences postulates that the actions of people and especially of governments.

John Key mindful of message - with own requests, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

COMMENT: Last week we found out Auckland's house price boom was back from the dead like the monster in a B-grade horror movie.

COMMENT: Regardless of the intent, the regulatory changes send a clear message from the Chinese: you need us.

Landlords who are forced to sell sometimes find they've gained little or nothing after years of hassle. Sometimes they even end up with a debt to the bank after selling the property.

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?

COMMENT: Insurance policy fine print often sets the bar very high when it comes to claims for cancers, heart attacks and a long list of other illnesses.

John Key will put some hefty New Zealand issues on Beijing's radar screen on Monday as he gets down to business with China's top leaders.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen shares his views on the Canon EOS 80D DSLR.

COMMENT: Migrants are pouring into NZ by the thousand, but these days the new arrivals aren't boosting prices the way they once did.

COMMENT: How many excuses have you invented to avoid saying that two-letter word?

COMMENT: Free trade will top PM's priorities, with issues including dairy, territory and extradition.

COMMENT: If there is an upside to the dairy downturn it might be the economic incentive it provides for New Zealanders to try new things.

COMMENT: When you factor in all the costs of short-term borrowing, is it really worth it?

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks how to free up your time.

COMMENT: Does the CPI fairly represent the speed of price rises for superannuitants?

COMMENT: NZ Super Fund's decision to try to buy a 25pc stake in Kiwibank from NZ Post should not be any surprise.

COMMENT: What to do about the problem of uninsured Kiwis? Many are woefully exposed when it comes to their life and health cover.

COMMENT: Underfunding of schemes, low interest rates and longer lives all add to pressure.

COMMENT: New Zealand On Air is continuing on a path towards taxpayer funding for TV network current affairs shows.

COMMENT: Technology and foreign competition are consuming jobs, but a universal income is too crude and costly a solution.

FRAN O'SULLIVAN: This is a Wellington deal that brilliantly suits the objectives of two finance ministers, current and former.

COMMENT: Here's how to work faster and preview your emails without having to open each one.

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.