Here's a yarn
![The decline in the national flock represents a continuing sunset on not only an integral industry, but a part of New ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/0/4/n/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr9ck.png/1484889394008.jpg)
Sheep are a long-standing part of New Zealand culture, but as the national flock declines has a golden era ended?
Holographic exhibitions to bring art out of the vaults
![Gabe Redding's holographic art exhibition project could help solve the problem of limited display space for New ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/o/c/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr1ec.png/1484886670359.jpg)
A Palmerston North project to create holographic exhibitions could revolutionise museum industry.
Competitive shearing gets under way in Lumsden
![Shearer Robert Hubber, of Heddon Bush, Southland, competing at the 35th Northern Southland Community Shears near Lumsden.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/j/i/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1grddb.png/1484884672228.jpg)
The lead-up to the World Shearing Championships kicked off with the Northern Southland Community Shears in Lumsden.
Z vouchers for EV rides
![24032015 News Photo / Monique Fairfax NZ
Wellington's first fast charging electric vehicle station at Z Vivian St.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/g/3/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1grb7t.png/1484883998904.jpg)
Government-backed scheme should offer cheap way to check out an electric vehicle.
Putting the QT in Queenstown
![The Rydges Hotel Queenstown with development of the new QT Hotel at rear.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/5/j/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr59k.png/1484881276802.jpg)
"It's an eclectic mix of design and art. It's style and luxury with a touch of quirk."
Invest in yourself in 2017
![Follow these tips to increase the value of your human capital.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/k/m/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1grl6a.png/1484879819852.jpg)
Invest in yourself and watch your human capital grow alongside your super and investment assets.
Controversial rental company's key ring
![The "Try not to be a c..." key holder is given to every Wicked Campers customer.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/c/i/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1grbsl.png/1484878601708.jpg)
"People love them. They say 'can I have more to take home overseas?'"
More Pumpkin Patch stores to close
![30102007/ Photo JOHN SELKIRK/ The Pumpkin Patch shop in the new Shires Shopping Centre in Leicester England. file](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/n/p/e/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr8eu.png/1484876907808.jpg)
A further 68 Pumpkin Patch stores are to close by the end of January, resulting in up to 560 job losses.
No slowing for stop/go
![Site traffic management supervisor for Fulton Hogan Bruce Bailey will be hard at work while we enjoy summer.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/5/h/a/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1g5hvv.png/1484872579043.jpg)
Jandals, shorts, singlets stay in the wardrobe as road construction workers face their busiest time of year.
NZ's massive 2016 credit card bill
![Many Kiwis should take a long, hard look at whether the card in their wallet is right for them.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/7/5/3/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gqwht.png/1484871988921.jpg)
Kiwis spent more than $36 billion on their credit cards in 2016, but only a minority of them paid it back without interest.
When banks behave badly
Three Banking Ombudsman cases show how unreasonable, inconsistent and infuriating banks can be.
Beer lovers have their say
![Warrick Quinn enjoys a beer at the 2016 Mountain Ales beer festival in New Plymouth.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/z/t/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr0gi.png/1484859593786.jpg)
Industry awards raise a glass to bar and breweries offering great service.
Pre-festival market back on
![Marlborough Artisan Market committee chairwoman Charlene Scott, left, and co-ordinator Debbie Carter in Market Place, ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/j/a/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gq9yu.png/1484853048221.jpg)
Retailers complained and the market was cancelled, but another organiser has stepped up.
Loose leaves rein at Petticoat Junction
![Offering a cuppa chai for travelers at the Paekakariki train station is Helen Keivom, right, with visitors Aymie David, ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/m/l/7/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gmb5u.png/1484776917046.jpg)
Back home in India tea plants grow wild, but in Kapiti, Helen Keivom wants to free them from the captivity of the bag.
CEO's favourite job question
!["I'm really trying to understand what drives them.": ModCloth CEO Matt Kaness](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/c/i/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1grc2f.png/1484870598491.jpg)
Job interviews questions can be profound, tricky, or downright weird. This CEO keeps it simple.
Kiwi ingenuity saves the day
![A helicopter is used to dry cherries at New Zealand Cherry Corp's orchard in Cromwell.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/5/v/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gq54a.png/1484771774215.jpg)
NZ's cherry producers using low-flying choppers like giant fans to dry off rain and protect their product.
Daily chart: Unemployment
![Empty wallet](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/e/h/r/h/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1glsrl.png/1484762680299.jpg)
Northland is dwarfing other regions of the country when it comes to the unemployment rate.
Historic manor departs in pieces
![Huntly House has begun its road trip north.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/z/4/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gquqm.png/1484881759998.jpg)
Historic Palmerston North house cut into six pieces to be driven to a new home in Auckland.
Iwi rejects petition concerns
![Pt England Reserve beach underwent a $1.1 million redevelopment in 2011.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/p/j/x/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gqq1p.png/1484872853576.jpg)
Iwi developing hundreds of houses on east Auckland reserve pours cold water over residents' concerns.
$85m Wanaka apartments approved
![An artist's impression of the pool area of the Marina Terrace Apartments.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/n/y/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gqpgu.png/1484800925707.jpg)
Restaurant binned but 50 Wanaka apartments approved for construction on the lakefront in February.
Wanaka development properties on market
![The four Lakeside Road properties are directly opposite the Wanaka marina.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/n/y/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gqamy.png/1484797102977.jpg)
Hope springs forth again for prime lakefront Wanaka sections within two minute's walk from town.
Trump's NZ man is a mystery
![Kiwi businessman Chris Liddell remains an enigma.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/9/7/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gqiu8.png/1484872243629.jpg)
OPINION: Chris Liddell could be Mother Theresa or Mussolini. NZ never actually asked him his values.
IPhones to iPolitics
![As a trading nation, what other countries do matters to New Zealand, whether it's the US, Russia, Australia, China or ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/c/x/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gnw9f.png/1484791468751.jpg)
Opinion: Donald Trump is suggesting significantly higher tariffs to protect American jobs. We have to be careful how we respond to such a move.
A stronger New Zealand
![Rather than dwelling on statistics pointing out the current misrepresentation of boards, perhaps we would do well to ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/n/o/a/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gnmpu.png/1484687322524.jpg)
Opinion: Under-representation of women on boards not only raises concerns about equal rights and opportunities for women, but also undermines business success.
Customers drive banking innovation
![Karen Scott-Howman is the chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers' Association.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/m/0/m/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gm1td.png/1484196099083.jpg)
Where bankers may once have shunned technology, the opposite is true today.
Oh no! We've fewer sheep
![In 1982 there were over 70 million sheep.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/e/e/l/8/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr6lg.11jq0k.png/1484871789777.jpg)
Once, there were 22 sheep for every person in NZ. Now there are only 6 for each of us.
Shearing brings little income
![Lambs being driven along the road on Weber Rd , east of Dannevirke.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/p/r/2/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gpsgh.11jq0k.png/1484872092797.jpg)
Farmers are making little money from lambs' wool because of low prices.
Trump-scented candles for sale
![A Donald Trump bobblehead doll will cost you just US$29 at the White House Gift Shop.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/5/c/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr3du.png/1484866586720.jpg)
There's inauguration merchandise for everyone — even non-Trump supporters.
Tesla avoids recall in death probe
![A Tesla Model S involved in the fatal crash on May 7, 2016 is shown with the top third of the car sheared off by the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/e/7/n/6/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gqzez.png/1484857443110.jpg)
No evidence of defects after investigation into the death of a man whose Tesla hit a truck while using its Autopilot system.
Alibaba riches for the Olympics
![China president Xi Jinping and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/q/z/t/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gqyot.png/1484855758763.jpg)
Chinese e-commerce giant teams with the IOC in an estimated $420m sponsorship deal.
Dick Smith on Vegemite sale
![Dick Smith said he bought $250,000 of Bega Cheese shares on Thursday after it bought Vegemite.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170120053052im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/r/0/c/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1gr0ez.png/1484856221883.jpg)
Dick Smith buys A$250,000 of Bega Cheese shares after it bought Vegemite.