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<i>Gareth Morgan:</i> Bubbles on beer budget poor life choice
Money isn't everything but having no money is. Ask anyone on poor street...

Golf: Long back in winner's circle
Michael Long is back in golf's winner's circle finishing the US$1 million ($1.23 million) China Masters with a share of first place.

Hong Kong to Hanoi: Two-faced family fun
An action-packed trip to Hong Kong and Vietnam offers contrasting cultural lessons for mum, dad and the kids, write Grant Bradley and Estelle Sarney.

What price NZ? Land bid tests limits
The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer

China's sovereign wealth fund ready to spend $6b in NZ
China's enormous sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation, may have set aside up to 1.5 per cent or about $6 billion of its massive foreign exchange reserves to invest in New Zealand assets.

Peters warns of a Chinese takeover
NZ First leader Winston Peters has told a Grey Power meeting they had better start buying more clothes and blankets because they won't be able to afford the rising prices if the Chinese or the Australians move to buy the power stations

Phil O'Reilly: NZ needs to pace itself over climate change negotiations
It's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly

Chinese trial for NZ murder starting soon
For the first time, a man will soon be tried in another country for a murder allegedly committed in New Zealand.

China: Tranquillity among the palace hordes
There's still beauty in the bustle at Beijing's Summer Palace, writes Jim Eagles.

Start-ups find their progress stalled by 'valley of death'
The gap in New Zealand's capital markets needs addressing urgently, writes Franceska Banga.

Peters attacks 'humbug' govt - promises more cash
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters made some big-spending promises to the Grey Power conference in Hamilton last night - including paying part of their power bill.