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.

We are told to embrace vulnerability, but the word itself is hard to hug.

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.

China is proving a counter-balance to Donald Trump's protectionist sentiments.

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

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

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?

Keep an eye on your local petrol pump. Prices shouldn't be rising soon, thanks to an oil price slump.