Opinion
Buzzwords are a load of bull

OPINION: Why is it so many people resort to management speak? Are they trying to hide behind fancy words or do they think it's impressive?
Embracing The Hacker Way

OPINION: If you look at some of the good stuff that NZ business has delivered over the last year, you'll find The Hacker Way has been used to good effect.
Judge ponders 'significant benefit'

OPINION: Sir Michael Fay's High Court bid to block the $200 million sale of Crafar Farms to Chinese firm Shanghai Pengxin looks destined to fall flat.
The media week that was

OPINION: Producers and journalists may be jumping ship from TVNZ to TV3, but behind the scenes MediaWorks' owners are struggling to keep their boat afloat.
Call goes out to protect Kiwi assets

OPINION: If we want to grow our small businesses into big ones and have them stay here, the Government needs to do more than talk about its desire for that to happen.
Kiwis would pay less if big banks had to compete

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OPINION: Kiwibank should be cranked up to provide more competition to the Aussie-owned banks, which are making very healthy profit margins on both sides of the Tasman.
Privacy policy to keep track of Google users

OPINION: If you're one of the three million New Zealanders who use Google every month, or have a Google Mail account, then it's likely you've been served up a privacy update from the Mountain View gang in the last week or so.
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Group work: helpful or just monkey business?

OPINION: Are committees, team-building games, brainstorming sessions and meetings really that useful?
What makes a rock star CEO?

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OPINION: Air New Zealand's Rob Fyfe is not the only CEO to turn around a business, so why has he attracted the the ''rock star'' accolade?
Wharf dispute a battle with no end

OPINION: The Ports of Auckland workers dispute has been running since November and Chalkie says it's the union that needs to do some serious thinking.
How would you like to be sacked?

OPINION: Barely a day goes by without another story of impending job losses.
Council CEOs need to earn their salaries

OPINION: Council chief executives should have to keep rates affordable for all ratepayers in order to earn big paypackets.
Sorting science from snake oil
OVER THE FENCE

OPINION: In all walks of life there are the people who have inquiring minds.
Transparency set to increase for OIO

OPINION: There's an intriguing coincidence between the arrest of alleged global internet pirate Kim Dotcom and the imminent decision on the Shanghai Pengxin bid for the Crafar farms.
Why heavier people should pay more to fly

OPINION: If you've put on a few kg over the festive season then this article may not be to your taste - particularly if you're heading overseas for a holiday.
Paper tigers?

OPINION: Allegations of rainforest fibre in New Zealand toilet paper are a sideshow in a much wider environmental debate, writes Maria Slade.
Chanting business slogans

OPINION: Want to know a secret? The vast bulk of our business leaders are not particularly bright.
Innovation needed to boost export earnings

OPINION: The new minister of science and innovation has a big job ahead to convince Kiwis that clever means not just clean, green and high-tech, but mining as well.
Retirement savings go beyond the family home
Mainfreight hurt by Europe 'hiccup'
Opus on prowl to engineer more business
Wellington's Rugby World Cup windfall
Hold-outs block Kerr's ambitions
EPIC fund shareholders learn of $8.8m payout
Christchurch's Holiday Inn to be demolished
Food prices unchanged in January
Kirkaldie & Stains gears up for online future
Dad plays porn instead of Smurfs at kid's party
Black Caps win T20 nailbiter against Zimbabwe
Woman felt sex life was on trial
Houston under water when found
Crusaders without Richie McCaw until April
Guinness' all time greatest game ending
Speaker hits back in technology row


