COMMENT: New Zealand's funding body must spread its money further, John Drinnan writes.

When it comes to eating ice cream, the people of Invercargill are New Zealand champions.

COMMENT: World-class project manager who spent many years with NASA shares his pearls of wisdom.

COMMENT: If you are a tiny country with a population smaller than Auckland, what could you do to grow bigger and make the world notice?

COMMENT: What are you going to do differently to make 2017 your best year in business ever?

The concept behind the sharing economy is as old as trade itself, writes Neil Roberts.

COMMENT: 'Tis the season after all, but it pays to pace ourselves so we make savvy choices.

COMMENT: Building materials company Boral is spending A$3.5 billion to acquire Utah-based construction materials group Headwaters.

COMMENT: In the manual of life no-one says you'll be sandwiched between children and elderly parents.

COMMENT: There have been a number of developments in involving potential control changes to NZX-listed companies.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen reviews the MacBook Pro and the Touch Bar.

It was the throngs of people in Mission Bay, hunched over their phones, that got to Kevin McDonald.

COMMENT: Treasury's newly updated projections for the long-run outlook look OK for a few years, but then it gets ugly.

COMMENT: Momentous times for media, including Facebook - even if it refuses to accept that it is a media company.

COMMENT: "John Key was kidnapped in Peru by drug lords." If you saw that message on social media, you might just think it's true, writes Juha Saarinen.

COMMENT: A simple gratitude marketing strategy you might like to use in your own business.

COMMENT: Four ways to tell whether you are really okay with imperfection.

COMMENT: Looking for socially responsible funds? There are more than ever to choose from.

COMMENT: If your house burns down and the insurance company doesn't pay, it's likely to affect you financially for much of the rest of your life.

COMMENT: Why did the exchange pursue a hugely expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful, legal claim?

COMMENT: Figures suggest NZ real estate prices are well out of line.

COMMENT: It's time New Zealand dropped its famed "number eight wire" mentality and "she'll be right" attitude.

COMMENT: The Garmin Fenix Chronos smartwatch looks like a Swiss designer watch, but is it worth the big price tag?

COMMENT: The emotional aspect of retirement is important when considering retirement savings, Carmel Fisher writes.

Kate Reid, general manager of Orion Health NZ, faints at the sight of blood.

COMMENT: The $500,000 proposal to change Auckland's slogan received predictable criticism, writes John Drinnan.

COMMENT: It is a welcome development that Statistics NZ is now producing household living-cost price indexes.

COMMENT: 'Blinking' words sound important, but nobody knows what they really mean.

COMMENT: For many a nightmare has begun and the name of the beast is Donald Trump, Brent Sheather writes.

COMMENT: Where can you start to find future sales - outside of your existing clients and advertising?