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Japanese construction giant enters NZ

Waldorf's Stadium serviced apartments at Britomart, downtown Auckland.

An Australasian apartment firm has hooked a huge Japanese construction player.

NZ vehicle sales make 2017 flyer

The Ford Ranger has picked up from where it left off last year, and remains New Zealand's top-selling vehicle.

January's new vehicle sales produce a massive jump on the same month in 2016.

David Lawrence, Marcs to sell video

David Lawrence and Marcs have gone into voluntary administration.

It's business as usual at the struggling fashion stores administrators say, as they get them ready for sale.

NZ buyers rescue Nosh

The Nosh supermarket chain has been sold for $4 million.

There's big plans for the "great" brand bought by anonymous investors.

Visitor numbers drop

Chinese tourists in Queenstown.

Areas such as Northland, Tauranga and Timaru are seeing growth in Chinese visitor numbers.

GST made easy

Inland Revenue deputy commissioner transformation Greg James says the major benefit will be being able to file and pay ...

Inland Revenue is introducing changes which could affect 600,000 GST filers.

Bumper profit forecast for Briscoes

Briscoe has resisted the temptation to hold big sales after a disappointing summer so far.

Homeware and sporting goods retailer forecasts 25 per cent profit jump, despite bad summer.

Forestry boss slammed

Lincoln Kidd died when a tree cut down by his forestry boss, Paul Burr, landed on him.

"Sloppy, casual system" when felling trees a factor in employee death, coroner says.

Worst buzzwords of 2017

LinkedIn spokesman Shiva Kumar recommends avoiding buzzwords if you can or at the very least backing them up with examples.

Are you a specialised, passionate worker? That's great. But so is everyone else.

Ford NZ Kuga fire investigation video

Ford Kuga fire investigated in New Zealand.

Ford New Zealand has no plans for a recall as it investigates a fire that destroyed a Kuga SUV in Auckland.

Camry fans catered for

A worker walks among cars at Toyota Australia's Altona vehicle assembly plant.

Toyota New Zealand is prepared for the company's Australian assembly plant closure.

Hellaby takeover finalised

Bapcor chief executive Darryl Abotomey says the ownership transition is going smoothly.

Acceptances have gone past 90 per cent, triggering the compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares.

Quake business claims hit $900m

Work underway to repair State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura.

The November 14 quake cut off Kaikoura and dramatically changed the landscape, but most insurance claims are from Wellington.

The end of the goldrush?

Historic Canvastown, near the Wakamarina River.

A Nelson company is planning a new mine to extract gold - but a local has had his application denied. Why?

New store could see Stoke suffer

The view along Champion Rd with the site of the proposed Countdown on the left.

Will Stoke pay the price if a new Countdown supermarket gets the nod for Richmond?

Nosh sale deadline pushed

Nosh's deadline has been delayed again so negotiations could be concluded with a preferred bidder.

Preferred bidder has been found but bank again agrees to extend deadline.

Wanted: panelbeaters

Though business is booming for panelbeater Andrew Purser at his Hawera and New Plymouth workshops, he says the industry ...

Increased demand for car repairs have been met with a serious shortage of skilled workers.

beIN's currency confusion

Paul Pogba of Manchester United and Emre Can of Liverpool jump for the ball during a Premier League match between ...

Customers of the English Premier League broadcaster claim they have been overcharged.

Heartland targets SME loans

Heartland Bank chief executive Jeff Greenslade says the bank wants to grow its presence in Australia.

An online lender to small and medium-sized businesses has launched with support from Heartland Bank.

Rubbish bins get smart

Clean Cube Bins have a GPS built in so they can be easily found when they need emptying.

A rubbish bin that can hold up to eight times more rubbish than a conventional bin is being trialled across the country.

Beef and lamb sales down video

Lamb exports fell by $415 million in 2016, with lower sales to the European Union.

For the second year in a row, NZ's total exports have fallen.

Call to protect migrants in NZ

Agnes Chen helps Richard Cheng translate a story from his mother tongue into English in a Manawatu migrant programme.

Immigration may be good for business but NZ businesses aren't always kind to migrants.

Spark broadband patchy

Spark mobile services may be down again after Sunday's outages.

Normal service has not resumed as customers continue to report problems after a major outage on Sunday.

Nelson Airport's busiest ever month

An image of the new flight tower and terminal at Nelson Airport.

Air New Zealand will increase flights to and from Nelson on the back of a record-breaking month for Nelson Airport.

Call to speak up against 'hatred'

Demonstrators hang a banner from a multi-level car park during a protest against Donald Trump's travel ban outside ...

Race Relations Commissioner says people are feeling 'helpless' as Muslim travel ban bites.

Fire razes dad's last project video

The underlay factory in Montgomery Cres, Upper Hutt, was destroyed in the fire and will need to be completely rebuilt.

Establishing Upper Hutt factory was Alan Bowmar's last work before he died.

F&P starts Mexican expansion

The medical device company first announced its plan to expand its existing plant at Tijuana in Mexico in August, when ...

Earthworks for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's new factory under way despite worries over border wall.

Microsoft isn't cool

Microsoft has stopped worrying about its competitors so much and now focusses on what it calls its fans.

What would happen to the world if Microsoft just went away?

NZBN scheme to cost more

MBIE's new head office in the old defence headquarters in Stout st.

Ministry says business case for key government initiative being rewritten to reflect new opportunities.

Improving board workflow

Boardpro co-founder Brett Herkt wants to see his company reach 500 customers in the next 12 months.

A new platform designed to improve the way boards of small businesses and not-for-profits operate is launching.

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