When Catie Cotcher started with accounting software company Reckon 17 years ago, she was the receptionist.

COMMENT: Even a little relief for taxpayers will take a big bite out of the Government's expected surpluses, Brian Fallow writes.

COMMENT: In the internet era nobody's waiting for Vodafone and Sky TV to mull over their next step, Juha Saarinen writes.

A few days ago I received an interesting letter in the mail from a local electrician I had used a few times. The letter said that

COMMENT: Looking back on a decade though, the first iPhone is a reminder that Apple isn't that different from other companies, Juha Saarinen writes.

The taboo thing has got to go, so we can get talking and help each other make savvy decisions.

Business leaders delivered English and Turnbull a strong message to lead the fight against protectionism.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says progress towards a transtasman single economic market is being made.

COMMENT: It's part of the New Zealand and Australian dream to own a home, but should we be rethinking how we rent instead? Christopher Niesche explains.

Bill English and Malcolm Turnbull have delivered a two-fingered salute to @realDonaldTrump by vowing to try and push ahead with TPP.

Juha Saarinen descends on Wellington for Webstock and brings back a dispatch from the Nerdvana.

COMMENT: One of the things I've learned in my 57 years of living is that things don't always go according to plan, Graham McGregor writes.

COMMENT: AUT University says it is looking at developing journalism as a skill-set rather than a career prospect, John Drinnan writes.

As he prepared to launch out on a new career trajectory after 24 years with Spark, Chris Quin made three lists.

COMMENT: In an election year, a useful economic indicator of how Kiwis are feeling is consumer spending.

English's efforts to keep the TPP in play will be centre-stage when meets Malcolm Turnbull in Queenstown tomorrow.

COMMENT: Figures show far more wealthy Chinese than any other nationality have come into New Zealand, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: In last week's monetary policy statement , the word "uncertainty" came up eleven times, by Mark Lister's count.

I let my kid front-flip off the roof yesterday. It was a calculated risk. (I'm hoping his mother doesn't read this.)

The Oppo R9s has been billed as the "iPhone killer", but with so much competition on the market, it'll need a killer price point.

It is a strange turn of events that when our politicians fail to stand up for what they believe in, sometimes our companies do.

COMMENT: The problem for many couples is money compatibility isn't always top of mind when Cupid's arrow strikes.

Mary Holm answers readers personal finance queries.

COMMENT: The NZX has been hit by a serious bout of takeover fever, with bids for Tower and TeamTalk this week.

COMMENT: The Trump presidency will strongly influence the agenda for the meeting of the two Australasian prime ministers in Queenstown next Friday.

Let's hope that whoever succeeds Graeme Wheeler as Reserve Bank governor next year does as good a job as he has.

It wasn't a 3am, lightbulb moment that set Steve McCrone on a different path, it was a realisation of the whirlwind change shaping today's business environment.

MediaWorks bosses know better than anyone that the rebranding of TV3 will not send viewers racing to the channel, John Drinnan writes.

COMMENT: Why do some businesses survive or even thrive post-disaster, while others sink faster than the Titanic?

COMMENT: Anyone fancy a guess as to the return of US shares in the next 35 years? No one knows for sure, Brent Sheather writes.