Quakes blamed for tax defaults
Home detention for a Christchurch concrete firm director who blamed quakes for his failure to pay $100,000 tax.
Bella Vista 'doomed to fail'
Bella Vista houses were sold below what it cost to build them, leaving no money for vital earthworks.
Hire women, men work harder
Male productivity rose after a drive to hire more women at Ports of Auckland.
Kmart in Napier to be bigger
Work hasn't even started on Napier's Kmart, but already the proposed development has expanded.
Developers continued selling
Bella Vista homeowners question how a company linked to the people behind their failed subdivision sold more properties.
Kāpiti's new airline takes off
After months of uncertainty, the Kāpiti Coast's new air service has begun.
'Strong interest' to build metro sports facility
"High calibre" contractors are lining up for Christchuch's long-delayed metro sports facility build.
When a sleep-out is a home
Denise Petrie can't believe council's hiked her rates $1000, when her granny flat doesn't even have a kitchen.
Water scheme hopes money will flow
Hunter Downs Water is seeking $18.55m in investor funding after securing the support of Waimate-based Rooney Holdings.
'We're just here to build stuff'
The new person in charge of Christchurch's anchor projects worked on Britain's Channel Tunnel and Auckland's Waterview project.
Jamie Oliver 'takes a humble pill'
Celeb chef blames lock-out laws and Brexit for his restaurant woes but admits he needed to make some changes, too.
Kiwi firms put gloss on numbers
Are image-packed magazine-style annual reports influencing investors' views?
Eviction attempt backfires
Trust behind a Waikato tenancy will pay almost $370 to tenant after dispute involving meth tests and videos.
Chalk it up to forward thinking
Business group wants "cool ideas" on how the region should sell itself, and it has a massive chalkboard for the job.
$550,000 Newtown apartments snapped up
41 apartments sell in four weeks - despite having no car parking and the fact they haven't been built yet.
Nothing like a spring clean
OPINION: For most people, the next three months are also the most financially stable of the year.
Goodbye avocado, hello money?
OPINION: Trying to use sheer willpower to overcome a bad habit is all but impossible – but there is another way.
Drive-offs force drastic action
Drive-offs, sob stories and abusive customers are a daily occurrence for petrol station workers.
Leaving The Square
Hyde Jewellers is one of Palmerston North's oldest businesses, and it's moving off The Square.
He could run, but he couldn't hide
A burglar jumped into the harbour to avoid police, but the cold forced him ashore.
Angels and dragons
What do bungee cords and sci-fi films have in common? They're both ideas that went through the dragons den.
Men must support gender equality
OPINION: I've been called dumb for supporting equal pay for women. But it's not a women's issue.
The danger of speaking out
Attacked-and-sacked case illustrates the danger of talking publicly about an assault that happened at work, says lawyer.
Air NZ's tattoo ban unusual
Air NZ says it's not OK to come to work with them, but what do other companies say?
Other plastics now in the gun
Environmentalists welcome the ban looming on plastic bags, but it's only the just the beginning.
Kmart in Napier to be bigger
Work hasn't even started on Napier's Kmart, but already the proposed development has expanded.
$550,000 Newtown apartments snapped up
41 apartments sell in four weeks - despite having no car parking and the fact they haven't been built yet.
Landlord protests outside tenant's work
Disgruntled landlord walked around tenant's backyard in a mask and staged a protest over cat faeces and disputed bills.
Managing a reverse mortage
OPINION: A reverse mortgage can help provide for a comfortable retirement.
There are many flavours of board charters
OPINION: Developing a board of directors charter is not unlike brewing a fine beer.
How personality affects pay
It pays to be conscientious and extroverted but might cost you to be shy.
What do I do about house insurance?
OPINION: How can I get insurance for a property before I make an offer?
NZ's most dangerous job
More people die on the job on farms but fatality rates are higher in forestry.
'Best hunter of his generation'
Obituary: Alan Duncan, contemporary of Barry Crump, was revered by fellow hunters.
Should we be eating wool protein?
It's soft, warm and durable and scientists say wool could also be good for your gut.
Paths to prosperity
Places that prospered 1000 years ago are likely to be more advanced today. Why? Infrastructure.
Drug 'concerns' over Musk outburst
Entrepreneur reveals he uses Ambien to sleep in interview that sends company shares crashing.
Manafort jury back with questions
On its first day of deliberations, jury in the trial of US president's former campaign chair asks about "reasonable doubt".
Google to take big step: Report
Report Google will control a big retail space in Chicago, but tech giant calls it rumour.
Kāpiti's new airline takes off
'Strong interest' to build metro sports facility
Water scheme hopes money will flow
'We're just here to build stuff'
Jamie Oliver 'takes a humble pill'
Kiwi firms put gloss on numbers
Chalk it up to forward thinking
$550,000 Newtown apartments snapped up
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