COMMENT: Auckland is in gridlock; if Chinese want to help fix it, we'd be mad to say no.

COMMENT: The cost of spare parts and consumables gets Diana Clement riled.

COMMENT: Long-time saver looks for a way to escape the benefit trap, writes Mary Holm.

COMMENT: Individual shareholders have drawn the short straw in NZ, writes Brian Gaynor.

COMMENT: Asian giant could help with infrastructure, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

COMMENT: It was surprising the Galaxy S8 wasn't fully production ready at its launch.

Southern Cross programme delivers fewer absences and lower staff turnover.

COMMENT: New ways are needed to help councils bear cost of vital infrastructure.

For global commodity markets, the start to 2017 has been resoundingly positive.

COMMENT: Warm relationship will be a plus with trade talks to hammer out.

COMMENT: The tech beat has developed in a boiling the frog fashion, Juha Saarinen writes.

COMMENT: With the new NZ Super amounts set to change, it puts things in perspective.

COMMENT: Grant Fenn's move leaves some elated and others scratching their heads.

COMMENT: The Shareholders' Association is on the warpath.

COMMENT: NZ's trade policy relaunched ahead of Chinese Premier's visit.

If you buy from spammers, you're are guaranteed to get ripped off, Juha Saarinen writes.

COMMENT: Digital content is a key strategy for the public broadcaster.

COMMENT: Here's how to get a large number of high quality clients.

COMMENT: Big business is on a collision course with some conservative Australian politicians, Christopher Niesche writes.

COMMENT: Liam Dann locks in his interest rate for a longer period and wonders if it's asking for a global meltdown.

COMMENT: Children need bank accounts, they help them learn about the financial facts of life.

COMMENT: Want to know what's going on in NZ's external affairs? Ask Australia.

KiwiSaver is a fantastic long-term superannuation scheme but it has one major drawback: limited domestic investment opportunities.

COMMENT: Both income and asset tests decide who gets a subsidy, Mary Holm writes.

COMMENT: Mobile plans with data caps won't make use of new 4.5G networks, Juha Saarinen writes.

COMMENT: One-time Act Party vice-president finds an audience among US conservatives, John Drinnan writes.

COMMENT: Gareth Morgan's Opportunities Party has some radical ideas for tax and benefits, Brian Fallow writes.

COMMENT: If you can't say what you do in 30 seconds, you won't be able to say it in 30 minutes either.

COMMENT: Can you learn debt lessons by playing at loan shark?

COMMENT: Have we reached a point where people trust company employees more than CEOs?