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Fran O'Sullivan: Hit US where it hurts - in credit rating

Geoff Simmons: Time to unsheath RB's secret weapon

Economic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years.

Peter Bromhead: The Screws of the World

While not shedding any tears over the demise of the <i>News of the World</i>, I am still sorry to see a historic newspaper ruthlessly executed by the "Dirty Digger" - as <i>Private Eye</i> aptly describes Rupert Murdoch.

Success: Electronic warden watches carparks

Frogparking - a solar powered parking helper.

Zain Ali: How the Muslim world can help New Zealand

he time is right to engage economically with Islamic finance, writes Zain Ali, head of the Islamic studies research unit at the University of Auckland.

Bernard Hickey: Flashing light a warning

Liam Dann: Kiwi offers sanctuary from debt-crisis fear

Brian Gaynor: One giant step for property investors

Bernard Hickey: Shock tactics fail to give us a hefty jolt

Liam Dann: If it's boom why are so many feeling bust

Labour plan worries tax experts

Exemptions are a major concern with proposed capital gains measure.

Deborah Hill Cone: Disgrace takes the fun out of Fleet St

Thanks to the Murdoch papers, clever-dick journalism doesn't look so clever any more.

Owen Glenn: Wakey wakey NZ, rise and shine

In the first of a series of columns leading up to the election, Owen Glenn says NZ needs a wake-up call.

Brian Fallow: The case for a tax revolution

Fran O'Sullivan: Petricevic ruling common sense

Rod Petricevic was delivered a sharp lesson in the High Court at Auckland yesterday that justice will be served in the Bridgecorp trial irrespective of whether he says he can afford it or not.

Chance for NZ link with carbon scheme

Political uncertainty in Australia will be a factor in decisions on emissions trading here.