The kiwi nearing parity with the Australian dollar is causing concern for New Zealand tourism operators, but nobody's pressing the panic button yet.

If you are reading this and you don't own Auckland property, this will probably ruin your Sunday.

Dividend imputation credits in Australian headlines this week looked strange from a NZ viewpoint because Oz business leaders, rather than unions, are calling for reforms of the system, writes Brian Gaynor.

Admitting you've made a mistake can be painful. Learning from that mistake can make someone. Money gurus share mishaps from their youth for you to learn from.

Our dollar may be soaring but don’t be tempted to speculate on currency. There’s a loser for every winner, writes Mary Holm.

Jock Anderson on the rule of law, the criminal call-over, the St Bedes rowers, name suppression for sex offenders and a tranny-saurus.

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin says parity with the Aussie dollar is no cause for celebration.

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen explores steganography, reviews Justwatch and the 2015 13-inch MacBook Air.

Technology columnist Chris Barton comments on the problems with the Harmful Digital Communications Bill.

Gift certificates are an excellent way to create a quick surge of new sales from your existing clients and customers.

My wife and I both joined KiwiSaver. At that stage she was employed. She is no longer employed.

Business editor Liam Dann is heading to China to look at China's slowing economic growth and how it will affect NZ.

Why do some people hide their spending from their partners?

How a smart businessman stripped conventional systems from his business and wound up more profitable.

Some industries grow. Others fall by the wayside as the world moves on. Picking the industries of the future to invest in can be financially rewarding, Diana Clement writes.

When the demand for housing could hardly be hotter, how is it that construction companies continue to fail?

Despite recent missteps with its reality TV shows, MediaWorks is making another bold move, with plans for its own version of Dancing with the Stars.

Justice Ministry officials wrote-off $9,587,285.55 owed by 10,306 legal aid debtors in 2014 - an average of $930 each.

Fonterra's half-year result was a disappointment for farmers and investors in the co-operative's listed shareholders' fund.

Economics editor Brian Fallow asks if the Reserve Bank's inflation target should be changed.

A major disruptive play will be launched in the Chinese baby formula market in Beijing today which could ultimately have a big impact - some say seismic - on the price paid for imported product by....

Don't let your work get distracted by email alerts. Turn off the alerts and check your emails when it suits you throughout the day.

When the Black Caps played Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last night it was a perfect example of the aggressive transtasman competitiveness which can spur on extraordinary sporting triumphs for either New Zealand or Australia.