Here’s how to turn your spare bedroom into a money machine.

Mary Holm says Auckland house prices and shares may look a bit bubbly, but it’s better to focus on what you want and go for it.

Monday was an important day for the NZX because it passed all responsibilities for the maintenance, calculation and dissemination of its indices to S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Auckland's net gain of 26,600 migrants in the past year boosted demand for housing in the city, writes Brian Fallow. But if you are talking about home ownership there are a lot more factors at play.

Major changes are expected for flagship shows on Radio NZ National after the latest survey showed no improvement, writes John Drinnan.

CaseLoad must remain tight-lipped about his part in last week's appointment of two new High Court judges - lest nosey parkers get the wrong idea...

JPMorgan's hat tip to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund was PR manna from heaven after all the hoo-haa a few months back over its ill-fated Portuguese excursion.

Even though it's 70 years since World War II ended, my home still resonates with traces of the event, thanks to my purchase of a robotic vacuum cleaner that responds only in German.

The Government will face the political heat from Kiwi farmers if dairy liberalisation does not feature as a major win for New Zealand exporters in the Trans Pacific Partnership.

A big wave of Chinese cash is heading our way. Is New Zealand prepared for a massive $10b to drop on the property market?

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen on Taylor Swift's powerful polemic against Apple's plans to withhold payment to artists.

David Chaplin looks at the recent Milford Asset settlement - do we know enough about what happened?

Graham McGregor looks at how you might be missing out on larger ways of increasing profits.

Brace yourself for life with a less valuable dollar. It won't be easy, we've grown used to the buying power that a strong currency brings.

There is a vast gulf between what business tools can do; and how people actually them, says Debbie Mayo-Smith.

We spend a lot more using credit cards than we would with cash. How much more? A number of studies show how and why people spend more on credit than with cash, but there's no consensus as to how much.

Last week the world's greatest living investor and third richest person made his first foray into the Australian stock market with a A$500 million stake in insurer IAG.

This week's Productivity Commission report on housing reveals how Auckland's land prices have spiralled over the past decade and the toll that is taking on NZ's economy, writes Bernard Hickey.

Partying and fun veil pressure to give to ‘worthy’ cause and could be classed as illegal pyramid schemes in US, writes Mary Holm.

Insurance is a privilege. If you're caught breaching the terms and conditions of your policy, you could be blacklisted from both your present and any other insurer, writes Diana Clement.

A land-buying agency with compulsory acquisition powers is the most radical of the Productivity Commission's proposals for dealing with Auckland's housing crisis.

The Spark-owned video-on-demand service Lightbox will be bidding for streaming rights for NRL games, forcing Sky to defend its stranglehold on mainstream TV sport.

Jock Anderson on the late Bill Heast's will and his family division, the best places to be seen and heard, and more.

D-Day could be approaching for the NZAX's numerous penny dreadfuls.

Peter Bromhead finds himself inundated with advice on how he might hoist himself up the most important Aucklander rankings.

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin on the Green Party's accusation of the Super Fund and the Fund's response.

When people talk about the New Zealand health technology sector, they tend to think about two companies - Orion Health and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen on the Sunday Times hatchet job on former United States spy Edward Snowden.

The problem with interruptions is not just the interruption itself but also how long it takes to get back on task, says Robyn Pearce.

NZME editorial director for business Fran O'Sullivan says more women need to be seen in chief executive roles in NZ.