SkyCity backdown over top up video

PLAN CHANGE: Original SkyCity drawings of its planned new International Convention Centre and hotel.

SkyCity agrees to change plans for controversial convention centre so no taxpayer top-up needed.

High St boost from Top brand

FASHION FORWARD: Topshop brings high fashion to the high street.

Topshop is coming to Auckland, making many Kiwi shoppers, and retailers, very happy.

Irish group hopes for luck

SWIMMING ACE: In business and sport, Grainne Moss can ride the waves.

A networking group for Irish businesses and workers in New Zealand launches this week.

Greenie's work on view

A forest.

Farmer's lifetime's work to lay out a tree canopy on his property is to be opened up to visitors.

Making a statement at work

STYLE MATTERS: Kiwi personal style expert Jackie O’Fee’s Signature Style company helps ambitious professionals reach the top.

From high powered presentations to "dress-down Fridays", the working week can be a sartorial nightmare.

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industries

Is Uber creating a black economy?

Debate continues to rage over whether Uber should be legalised.

Are new "shared" services a threat to be fought or are they a force for good?

End of home-repair programme

Concerns have been raised about a sudden end to a Fletcher earthquake home-repair programme for contracted staff at the end of April.

Battle for Mainland market share

Chinese economy on the rise

money

Claw back school 'fees'

HANDS UP: Tax refunds for school donations can add up to a healthy sum.

The way they put the clamps on, you wouldn't think there was anything voluntary about the school donation.

Insurance for renters

Growing demand for rental payment protection drives the launch of a new policy.

Five tips to home ownership

When buying a house seems a bridge too far, here's what can help you leap the gap.

small business

Empire built on budget homes

DEVELOPER: Ian Patton has been developing 28 hectares in Hamilton's northern suburb Rototuna for the last 15 years.

Ian Patton is a product of Hamilton. But Hamilton is also a product of Ian Patton.

Shutters close on camera store

After 37 years, a Nelson camera shop is to closing after new building standards raised uncertainty.

Ian Donaldson

Chch rebuild benefits south

As the Christchurch rebuild swings into action Southern businesses are reaping the benefits.

world

UK's Cameron pledges climate action

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron.

UK's Conservative prime minister signs declaration to step up the fight against climate change.

Details of alleged IS video revealed

Video allegedly shows Sydney student kneeling before an Islamic State flag, making threats.

Chinese economy on the rise

New figures on China's rise as an economic superpower underscore where New Zealand's future lies, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

better business

Girl power boosts businesses

Jo Doolan, Taxation Tax Director at Ernst & Young.

Harnessing entrepreneurial spirit is key to growing economies, writes Jo Doolan.

Capital's canny 'BBC' crusade running hot

The BBC has a staid reputation so it's anybody's guess as to what it makes of Wellington using its initials in a campaign.

A Blackley Construction crew on the job.

$600,000 debt may cost 20 jobs

A construction company may cut nearly a third of staff after $600,000 debt incurred in 3 months.

opinion & analysis

Scope for localised service

Mike O'Donnell

OPINION: The ability to instantly and efficiently replace, repair or alter a garment is a real competitive advantage for local sellers.

Reason: Collins' knighthood shows lack of respect

OPINION: Knighting money man is completely disrespectful to those who truly help others, writes Mark Reason .

Pattrick Smellie

There's another way on seabed mining

OPINION: When the Government promised to set a high bar for developing NZ's offshore resources, it might not have realised how high that bar would prove to be.

farming

Tread lightly with Twitter

Twitter.

Taranaki farmers who are prolific users of Twitter say that despite its pitfalls, it's a forum with untapped potential for the agricultural industry.

Food safety risks

Kiwi food producers warned to remain vigilant about protecting their food safety reputation.

Now available: Waiheke Countdown store manager Johnathon Lingham says apples are now on the shelves after a shortage due to the late harvest. Photo: Diana Worthy

GM apples that don't go brown?

US approves genetically modified apples that resist turning brown after they're bruised or sliced.

unlimited

Cloud in unexpected places

UNEXPECTED PLACES: It would be easy to think that the farming, fishing and forestry industries are immune to shifts in technology, but nimble business thinking and agile technologies are changing the local game.

It would be easy to think the farming, fishing and forestry industries would be immune to shifts in technology, but you'd be wrong.

Telcos under the gun

Consumer NZ says internet providers are doing a worse job and customers are more likely to be dissatisfied.

DAVID MCLEAN: Acting NZ chief executive since June last year, when he was flown in from New York.

Kiwi gets top job at Westpac NZ

David McLean was drawn home from the bright lights of New York City by the allure of his "dream job".

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