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Council 'pioneering new ground'
Auckland Council chief Doug McKay is turning his thoughts to priorities for the second year of our first Super City.
Gareth Morgan's big tax idea
After motorbiking round the world and saving Happy Feet, economist Gareth Morgan wants to revolutionise our tax and welfare system. Andrew Laxon asks him why.
Diana Clement: When adult children need to help parents
Retired parents often help their cash-strapped offspring, but sometimes it's the other way around.
<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Trusting types set alarm bells ringing
Women experiencing relationship difficulties could do a lot worse than confide their woes to me.
Interest rates could spark mortgage war
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says a mortgage price war could break out among the country's major banks if interest rates rise as predicted over the next couple of years.
Deborah Hill Cone: Not rich, not poor, just nowhere
The last week has been such a shambles that I haven't had time to focus on anything other than my own dopey suburban matron problems.
Inside Money: Lawyers rewrite new act for advisers
I once witnessed a role play exercise based on what an adviser should do when faced with a client who insists on buying a rubbish investment...
Brian Gaynor: Phobia of local investment holding us back
Managed fund stats show depth of savings crisis facing New Zealand.
Frustrated Mayhew fires parting shots
Departing Kiwi says financial markets still need work, reports Karyn Scherer.