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Corporate secrecy to end as government commits to reform
After years of delays, and the Pandora Papers scandal, corporate secrecy laws overhauled.
Foreign trusts whittled down after new rules
Only 3000 foreign trusts have told IRD they want to register under new rules.
Shewan says Little's claims misleading
Tax expert John Shewan says that claims by Andrew Little that he did not seek an apology from the Labour leader are misleading.
Foreign trusts face tougher rules
Most of the recommendations in a hard-hitting inquiry into NZ's tax-exempt foreign trusts will be adopted by the Government, PM John Key has confirmed.
New Zealand not tax haven: report
New Zealand is not a tax haven, says the man who reviewed the country's foreign trust regime in the wake of the Panama Papers document dump.
Toby Manhire: Pavlova Papers - Bill's Budget tips
COMMENT: Following a pursuit through "dark web" coms in underground carparks, we are able to reveal for the first time the contents of the Pavlova Papers.
Rodney Hide: Papers turned out to be a fizzer
COMMENT: The Panama Papers big reveal proved better in prospect than reality.
John Roughan: The haunting truth about foreign trusts
COMMENT: Everyone should contribute a fair share of their wealth to the upkeep of the public services and well being of the country they choose to live in.
Panama Papers: Lessons learned for Government
Prime Minister John Key said the public release of the Panama Papers this week was "far less explosive" for New Zealand than anticipated.
Raybon Kan: Roses, mergers and beachy tax havens
COMMENT: This week, it seems, we are through the looking glass, writes Raybon Kan.
Editorial: NZ needs to assure world of trust scrutiny
In London tomorrow Police Minister Judith Collins will represent the Prime Minister at the London Anti-Corruption Summit.
Panama Papers: Little accuses Key of trivialising issues
Labour leader Andrew Little has accused Prime Minister John Key of trivialising the issues raised by the Panama Papers in a bid to distract from them.
IRD: No Kiwis dodging tax obligations
Inland Revenue staff have trawled through the Panama Papers and their findings may disappoint some.
Matt Nippert: Panama Papers show us murk
COMMENT: The Panama Papers reveals the complexities of international business and crime, Matt Nippert writes.
Key unconcerned with 'tenuous' link to Panama firm
Prime Minister John Key is unmoved by newly released documents which link his lawyer and New Zealand's foreign trusts industry to Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Money laundering moves 'red herring' - expert
Is extending anti-money laundering laws to include lawyers the solution to dealing with foreign trusts?
Rachel Smalley: NZ just a cog in tax avoidance wheel
COMMENT: Foreign trusts don't come without a cost, writes Rachel Smallley. Don't kid yourself by thinking no-one loses from this. Millions lose. If people don't pay tax, economies suffer.
Barry Soper: Politicians in dark over Panama papers
COMMENT: There's an old political saying that knowledge is power and for once John Key didn't have the knowledge leaving a group of journalists with the power, writes Barry Soper.
How did 'Elvis' get caught up in scandal?
Mossack Fonseca used a bankrupt Elvis impersonator from Tauranga to provide a sham residential address for the alleged bagman in a major bribery scandal in Iraq.
Panama Papers: Allan Hubbard named
South Canterbury Finance founder who died before fraud charges were laid against him named in leak.
Law firms connected to Mossack Fonseca
A group of New Zealand law firms identified as having links to Mossack Fonseca had lobbied the government against changing the foreign trust industry in 2014.
Panama Papers: Search secret accounts of the global rich
Panama Papers database exposes 200,000 companies as clamour grows over secret, off-shore tax havens.