1Passing the Buck Speculation to some is a dirty word, usually reserved for those who wheel and deal in property and shares. This year a new breed of traders were tarred with the speculation brush: buyers and sellers of international currency, FOREX. When New Zealand devalued in July 1984 some people in some companies made millions of dollars overnight. Who were the men who made those millions for them?

2No Claim Bonus Since Biblical times, the aloe has been known as a healing plant. Now an Australian company is marketing aloe vera juice throughout New Zealand, and although it is illegal for them to make medicinal claims about their product, word of its alleged benefits are circulating just the same.

3Black Money Queensland's Aborigines are being invited to exchange their centuries-old traditions for the White Man's ways. The state believes the Aboriginal habit of community sharing is outdated and is holding them back, and it has introduced a plan under which Aboriginals will own their own land and employ other Aboriginals. A look at the new plan for Aboriginal advancement.