Finance company selects AB

All Black Kieran Read shakes hands with Smiths City CEO Rick Hellings after signing a contract to begin as new brand ambassador for Smiths City Finance.

Smiths City Finance enlist All Black Kieran Read as a new face for the brand, in an attempt to grow the lending arm of the national retail business.

Craft beer demand froths over

CAN'T KEEP UP: Garage Project co-founder Jos Ruffell said container loads of orders from overseas customers were being turned down because there wasn't enough beer.

Wellington micro breweries struggle to fill orders as Auckland's penchant for craft beer sends demand skyward.

Multi-storey development OK

An artist's impression of Summerset Holding Group's Wigram village.

Hutt City Council accepts plan changes for a multi-storey retirement village to the dismay of some.

Farmers hope for end of dry

Federated Farmers Wairarapa provincial president Jamie Falloon.

Farmers are caught out by the speed with which the severe dry conditions arrived, says one Wairarapa farmer.

Skills a trade asset - minister

Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie, Revenue and Associate Trade Minister Todd McClay, and Crown Sheetmetal general manager Andrew Horton tour Crown's Invercargill workshop.

Associate Trade Minister says skills and expertise could be as valuable as the products we produce.

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RBNZ opens door to rate cut

RBNZ Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler

1 min ago  The bank held interest rates steady today but says the next move may be "either up or down" .

Plan to solve skills shortfall backed

Employer says proposal to grant international students permanent residency on graduation could ease skill shortages.

Skills and expertise a trade asset - minister

Finance company selects AB

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Prenuptials on the rise

The Clooneys show off their rings.

It's true that negotiating a contract isn't exactly a romantic experience, but it can be worth it in the long run.

Kiwis aren't splashing the cash

We're being careful with our money despite feeling better about our finances and the job market.

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How I cut my power billĀ  stuff nation

Switching on some different bulbs and switching off the towels rail can be big power savers.

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Craft beer demand froths over

CAN'T KEEP UP: Garage Project co-founder Jos Ruffell said container loads of orders from overseas customers were being turned down because there wasn't enough beer.

Wellington micro breweries struggle to fill orders as Auckland's penchant for craft beer sends demand skyward.

Little targets SMEs video

Labour leader gives state of the nation speech, promising lowest rate of unemployment in the developed world.

NOT JUST THE MONEY: "We get a lot of brands coming to us and offering us a lot of money but we're very particular about the brands that we work with," say Felicia Oreb and Diana Johnson.

Meet the bootcamp babes

Two sisters have become a global personal training sensation.

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Typo brings down 120-year-old company

Tom and Phil Davison-Sebry

14 min ago  The family business collapsed after a UK government register typo listed it as having gone bust.

NZ firm seeks Solomon Island oil

A Wellington based company is behind an application to conduct off shore oil prospecting in the Solomon Islands.

PRESSURE: Lawrence Hogben was one of only six meteorologists involved in providing weather forecasts for the Allies D-Day landings.

Kiwi who forecast D-day landings dies

New Zealander Lawrence Hogben who forecast the weather for the Allies' D-Day landing at Normandy has died, aged 98.

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Rebuild workers under min wage

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Construction company punished for paying workers less than minimum wage.

Unhappy workers eye the exit

Bosses have been put on notice after a survey found more than a quarter of workers are looking to leave their jobs.

Vicki Mclean, Kerridge and Partners.

How to evaluate your prospective employer

OPINION: Due diligence works both ways

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Get your KiwiSaver savings on track

PAY ATTENTION: By learning how your Kiwisaver is performing you can take control of your savings.

OPINION: Questions and answers to help you set your KiwiSaver savings on track in 2015.

Labour's tax amnesty a blunt instrument

OPINION: There is a simpler solution to our rising tax debt: reform our interest and penalties rules, and improve tax administration.

And the best fund manager is ...

Running out of money in retirement a key concern in Asia

OPINION: Asia's looming pension crisis could get worse, with new research showing that millions of the workers who created the region's economic miracle will struggle into old age.

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Farmers hoping for end of big dry

Federated Farmers Wairarapa provincial president Jamie Falloon.

Farmers have been caught out by the speed with which the severe dry conditions have arrived, says one Wairarapa farmer.

Low milk price begins to pinch

8:18 AM  OPINION: The impact of the unexpectedly low milk price of $4.70/kg milk solids has hit like a tonne of bricks.

It's dry in South Canterbury but not officially a drought.

'Big dry' eats up feed

The "big dry" in South Canterbury has farmers feeding out earlier than normal.

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Choosing the best cloud for the job

BUYER BEWARE: When an organisation has made the jump to deciding that cloud is the right direction for them, there are still a number of decisions to make.

You've decided to move to the cloud, but there are still a lot of decisions to be made.

Bin now a thing of beauty

To the madness of unsustainable corporate waste, a Wairarapa couple are quietly introducing a bit of method.

A 'building block' approach to business allows organisations to rapidly innovate and reinvent themselves to stay ahead of new customer expectations.

The drive of an economic revolution

APIs are the glue that tie pieces of technology together and the API economy is on the rise.

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