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NZ not 'running fast enough' to keep up with China trade
NZ not 'running fast enough' to keep up with China trade

New Zealand's trade relationship with China is a victim of its own success and more work needs to be done, Trade Minister…

Damien Grant: How the mighty fall

Companies fail for a number of reasons, but one thing they all have in common is their directors were financially ruined…

Formula smuggled into China

Infant formula sold by New Zealand supermarket chains to Hong Kong is being smuggled into China as part of a black-market…

Airlines' price fixing penalty $42m

The Commerce Commission says the penalties imposed on Air New Zealand and other airlines in the air cargo cartel case should…

Manufacturing boost 'stunning'
Manufacturing boost 'stunning'

A barometer of manufacturing is pointing to fair weather as the BNZ-Business New Zealand performance of manufacturing index…

FMA boss calls for end to financial blame game
FMA boss calls for end to financial blame game

Kiwi investors need to take responsibility for their financial decisions and stop blaming the market regulator every time…

Construction sector set for expansion
Construction sector set for expansion

Skills shortages in the construction and engineering industries are bringing work and opportunity for career development…

China's top brands taking cues from West: expert
China's top brands taking cues from West: expert

Hong Kong-based adman Keith Smith has been in and out of China for 20 years. Nobody - Chinese or Westerners - would have…

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Businesses encouraged to support volunteering
Businesses encouraged to support volunteering

Businesses are being urged to encourage their staff to roll up their sleeves, and give back to their…

Chinese firm in secret payouts

A Chinese exporter made secret payments to managers of a New Zealand dairy-processing company that ordered products from…

Ex-Air NZ boss heads India airline

Gary Toomey, who was at the helm of Air New Zealand when it nearly collapsed in 2001, has a job heading India's second-biggest…

Employees want honesty, transparency

Research by Kenexa found up to 40 per cent of an organisation's success can be attributed to its leadership.

Brian Gaynor: Technology revolution only just beginning
Brian Gaynor: Technology revolution only just beginning

Driverless cars will have automatic pilots that are similar to those used on aircraft and can be switched…

Diana Clement: Swiping the plastic may not be so fantastic

Next time you give your credit card some exercise, ask yourself if you're behaving logically. You're probably not.

Mary Holm: Wide and wild world of share trading

Q: I was pleased to see the interesting letter last week from the New Zealand share investors who are school teachers…

Last call for 153-year-old pub

The current owners of the famous Dunedin student pub, Captain Cook, aren't holding out much hope for its future. The pub…

Holiday fraud admitted

A woman has admitted deceiving would-be holiday makers out of thousands of dollars after a judge caught her out on the finer…

Yellow Pages cuts 35 jobs, splits out print unit
Yellow Pages cuts 35 jobs, splits out print unit

Yellow Pages, the former Telecom directory company whose lenders seized control in 2010, will cut about…

Air NZ's Safe Air unit cuts 84 jobs

Air New Zealand's aviation maintenance unit Safe Air plans to cut 84 jobs, or about 30 percent of its workforce, citing…

No jail for Dominion Finance pair

Former Dominion Finance directors Robert Barry Whale and Ann Butler have both been sentenced to terms of home detention…

Stricken investors relieved at Ross arrest

David Ross' out-of-pocket investors expressed relief when the alleged Ponzi-schemer was arrested and charged yesterday…

New chief executive will fight to keep RNZ commercial free

Radio New Zealand's new chief executive says he will fight to keep the public service broadcaster commercial free, while…

Alistair Helm: Auctions getting out of control in Auckland
Alistair Helm: Auctions getting out of control in Auckland

Auctions are being compressed into a shorter marketing period, which is "dumb and somewhat illogical"…

Manufacturing hits 9-year high

New Zealand's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace last month since 2004, with expansion taking place in most parts…

John Drinnan: Is Campbell Live going over the top?

Campbell Live has been on a ratings high, providing advertising dollars to match critical acclaim, writes John Drinnan…

Rupert Murdoch files for divorce

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch, his wife since 1999, citing a breakdown in…

Small business: Collaboration - Christine Sharma

Christine Sharma, co-owner of De Vere Textiles which has the RUBY fashion brand, on the need for more collaboration in the…

Kiwis good with money plans - bad on execution
Kiwis good with money plans - bad on execution

Many New Zealanders are failing to their knowledge of money matters into action, according to a survey…

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