COMMENT: NZ's total debt is poised to hit half a trillion dollars as mortgage lending surges to levels not seen since the global financial crisis.

COMMENT: This is going to be short. Sweet. Perhaps a bit life changing if you get piles of emails.

COMMENT: Auckland feels like a boom town. Its shortage of houses, hotels, roads, schoolrooms and tradies dominates the conversations.

COMMENT: How does buying now compare to 1989? The data may surprise.

COMMENT: Does tertiary education needs a new approach?

COMMENT: Medical conditions boost premiums but hospital bills are even worse.

Juha Saarinen tries virtual reality and a number of gadgets at this year's Computex in Taiwan.

When Hamish Walker sits at the board table, all that's going through his mind is: will it make the boat go faster?

COMMENT: The domestic sharemarket has continued its march ahead, with the S&P/NZX 50 Index moving through 7000 points for the first time ever.

Since May 2011 the market index has piled on an average increase of 14.6% a year, to the point where it is now almost double where it was in May 2011.

COMMENT: Will the Internet of Things, wearables and cloud computing shore up chip giant Intel's business?

COMMENT: After money was stolen from through the SWIFT network, it is clear how easy it is for hackers to take advantage of customers online.

COMMENT: What do most businesses focus most of their marketing activities on?

COMMENT: Think of the long term value of someone having a good experience in your business.

COMMENT: Not talking about money with your kids is like not talking about sex. Avoiding it is not a great option.

Oil broke through US$50 ($75) a barrel last week for the first time since October.

Sky TV bosses say Television New Zealand is grabbing too much of its exclusive sports footage to use on news bulletins and websites.

COMMENBT: Fu Wah International, which already has plans to build two hotels in Auckland, wants to take a stake in a Kiwi retirement village operator.

COMMENT: In any relationship, familiarity can breed contempt if the needs of either party fail to be addressed, not yet so with Budget 2016.

COMMENT: English faces challenge in curbing Key's enthusiasm for tax cuts before election.

COMMENT: The 2016 Budget is a mix of bullish and Billish, writes Toby Manhire.

Liam Dann writes the 2016 Budget is the greens before the treats, but Bill English has delivered his promise of boring and stable.

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.