Former ANZ building 10m refurbishment complete
The former ANZ building is part of a portfolio-wide, multi-million dollar strengthening project by Cornerstone Partners.
Where NZ planes go to retire
Many passenger planes jet off to warmer climes, some get a new lease of life, and others meet their end.
Bank refunds 230,000 people
More than 230,000 people received part of A$5 million in refunds after their bank charged unexpected fees.
Family dobs in fraudster
He might have got away with $16,700 from a fake insurance claim, but for his own family.
Horizons short on planners
Staff turnover increases at Horizons Regional Council as people choose to move to bigger centres.
Australia's mortgages targeted
New limits on interest-only and investor lending to combat rising housing prices.
Regional landfill plan gets preliminary green light
Nelson and Tasman residents could soon be sending their waste to the same landfill.
What's your most important asset?
OPINION: Your ability to earn may be the most valuable thing you have.
$85k income not enough to buy
Even earning a decent wage, you'll struggle to buy a house in many parts of New Zealand.
Exporting the good oil
Kaiapoi couple Gerry and Carol Spiertz are exporting their massage and aromatherapy products to the Pacific and Europe.
Beauty and the beast
How a homeless pig helped establish a beauty business with a social conscience.
Trying the job 'nobody wants'
Calls for a baker and cook at Alberta's cafe in Mapua have gone unanswered for ages. So what's the job really like?
Hard work is the secret
OPINION: There is no secret to business success but hard, smart work and good luck, writes Steve Smith.
Managers silent on H&M rumours
Sources say H&M are Queensgate Mall's newest tenant, but its managers aren't talking.
Developers should fund more growth: Hamilton mayor
Extra rates on idle land and overall levy increases suggested, but developers not impressed.
Hotel's 10-month closure after fire
It opened late and over budget - now a new Wellington 5-star hotel can't open its doors.
Stonefields development rejected
Auckland Council has rejected the consent for a nine-level apartment complex in one of the city's newest suburbs.
Nine months for quake assessment?
Why is it taking Napier City Council so long to complete a structural assessment of its council building?
We bought a P house
The buyers of a freshly decontaminated house plan to get it back on the market in weeks.
What's your most important asset?
OPINION: Your ability to earn may be the most valuable thing you have.
Are you committing financial infidelity?
OPINION: There's a fine line between independence and messing around.
Xero: seeing through the cloud
OPINION: Tom Pullar-Strecker picks his favourite share in the cloud accounting market.
Replace the RMA quickly
OPINION: The act is not working for communities, the environment, or our development needs.
$6 payout, still in 'deep doodoo'
OPINION: Like many farmers, Lyn Webster says it will take a while to recover from the dairy payout crash.
The great vineyard takeover?
While they like drinking our wines, foreigners are not buying huge tracts of farmland to grow grapes.
Shearing hard graft attracts duo
Eli Cummings and Ant Frew from Ewe Need Us Shearing are carving out a niche for their new company.
Trials help dairy farmers
Taranaki's new dairy trust is gearing up to launch its first research projects.
Australia's mortgages targeted
New limits on interest-only and investor lending to combat rising housing prices.
How to make $2.1b in a day
Step 1: Be called Jeff Bezos. Step 2: Own a company named Amazon. Step 3: Become world's second richest person.
A book business in a digital age
"Hey, wanna see something cool?" It's an invitation Neely Tucker couldn't refuse.
US economy steadily grows
It is up slightly faster than expected and signs are good as the year progresses.