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Hotel's 10-month closure after fire video

Sofitel Wellington has been closed since December, after a fire broke out in its restaurant, Jardin Grill.

3:41 PM  It opened late and over budget - now a new Wellington 5-star hotel can't open its doors.

Statistics House 'unacceptable'

While a number of buildings were damaged in the November earthquake, the partial collapse of Statistics House quickly ...

16 min ago  Partial collapse of office building prompts review of building and design standards.

Pregnant fraudster jailed

Virginia Rose James, who is pregnant with her fourth child, was jailed for two years and nine months on Friday after ...

A plea that jail would threaten the life of a convicted fraudster and her unborn child has fallen on deaf ears.

Don't say this to your boss

There are some things you just shouldn't say in a workplace - particularly to your boss.

 In any workplace, there are a few things it's not worth telling your boss, like that you're bored, or hungover.

Price fall 'bad news'

Cheaper houses might not be good news for first-home buyers, the Property Institute says.

If you think a drop in prices might be good for first-home buyers, you may have to think again.

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Push for eateries to butt out

Outdoor dining areas, like the at Karaka Cafe, on Frank Kitts lagoon, won't cost as much for cafe owners.

Eateries that ban smoking in outdoor areas could have fees waived.

Former ANZ building 10m refurbishment complete

Cornerstone Partners Andrew Cotterrell, consultant Barry Smith and chief financial officer Peter Dowell in front of the ...

The former ANZ building is part of a portfolio-wide, multi-million dollar strengthening project by Cornerstone Partners.

Where NZ planes go to retire video

Air New ZealandÕs first 767 aircraft was delivered in 1985.

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

The refunds were issued after holders of Citibank-branded credit cards - and other cards - were stung with unexpected ...

More than 230,000 people received part of A$5 million in refunds after their bank charged unexpected fees.

Family dobs in fraudster

The burned out shell of Zameer Khan's 2004 Toyota Caldina was found on a side road off the Napier-Taupo Road. (File photo)

He might have got away with $16,700 from a fake insurance claim, but for his own family.

Horizons short on planners

Horizons Regional Council chief executive Michael McCartney says it's becoming difficult to attract scientists, consents ...

Staff turnover increases at Horizons Regional Council as people choose to move to bigger centres.

Business confidence drops

Businessmen falling down toward the economic crisis

 Changes are needed if people want their pay to rise, ANZ Bank warns.

Australia's mortgages targeted

APRA chairman Wayne Byres said the measures would help protect the economy.

New limits on interest-only and investor lending to combat rising housing prices.

Shoppers shift online

Glassons reported stronger sales than Hallenstein Brothers.

Hallenstein Brothers and Glassons record double-digit growth in online sales.

Regional landfill plan gets preliminary green light

An empty rubbish truck leaves the York Valley landfill site at Nelson.

Nelson and Tasman residents could soon be sending their waste to the same landfill.

money

What's your most important asset?

Tim Fairbrother's nine fundamental steps to achieve financial health.

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.

Are you committing financial infidelity?

Money lessons from a former PM

small business

Exporting the good oil

Gerry and Carol Spiertz have combined experience in furniture-making, massage and aromatherapy.

Kaiapoi couple Gerry and Carol Spiertz are exporting their massage and aromatherapy products to the Pacific and Europe.

Beauty and the beast

Stephanie Evans shares her home with social-media star Tom.

How a homeless pig helped establish a beauty business with a social conscience.

Pet shop inquiry continues

A fish tank at the Levin Pet World, which was inspected by the SPCA this month.

Levin pet shop gets preliminary all-clear from SPCA inspectors.

 Cooking skills and confidence

Pauline Korevaar preparing herbs in The Farmhouse Kitchen.

Learn about what's cooking at Havelock North's Farmhouse Kitchen

better business

Trying the job 'nobody wants' video

Alberta's has been advertising unsuccessfully for kitchen staff for 6 months.

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

Marlborough-based business coach and mentor Steve Smith.

OPINION: There is no secret to business success but hard, smart work and good luck, writes Steve Smith.

Managers silent on H&M rumours

Retailer Dru Reid believes the possible opening of an H & M store in Queensgate Shopping Centre later this year will ...

Sources say H&M are Queensgate Mall's newest tenant, but its managers aren't talking.

Developers should fund more growth: Hamilton mayor

Hamilton is feeling the pressure of growth, and central government policy requires it to provide a 20 per cent buffer on ...

Extra rates on idle land and overall levy increases suggested, but developers not impressed.

property

Hotel's 10-month closure after fire video

The Sofitel Wellington.

It opened late and over budget - now a new Wellington 5-star hotel can't open its doors.

Stonefields development rejected

An artists impression of the now rejected Stonefield's development at 80 Korere Terrace.

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?

Napier City Council staff won't know if the civic building is earthquake-prone or not until May.

Why is it taking Napier City Council so long to complete a structural assessment of its council building?

We bought a P house

A Titoki Drive house which was decontaminated for methamphetamine has sold at auction.

The buyers of a freshly decontaminated house plan to get it back on the market in weeks.

opinion & analysis

What's your most important asset?

Tim Fairbrother's nine fundamental steps to achieve financial health.

OPINION: Your ability to earn may be the most valuable thing you have.

Are you committing financial infidelity?

What secrets are you keeping from your partner?

OPINION: There's a fine line between independence and messing around.

Xero: seeing through the cloud

Xero's milestone in racking up a million customers is a huge achievement. But is it still a good investment?

OPINION: Tom Pullar-Strecker picks his favourite share in the cloud accounting market.

Replace the RMA quickly

BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope is calling for the RMA to be replaced - quickly.

OPINION: The act is not working for communities, the environment, or our development needs.

farming

$6 payout, still in 'deep doodoo'

A switch to once a day milking has been a silver lining after a tough few seasons of dairy farming in the Far North for ...

OPINION: Like many farmers, Lyn Webster says it will take a while to recover from the dairy payout crash.

The great vineyard takeover?

Simon Townes, a Kiwi, is managing director for US company Constellation Brands.

While they like drinking our wines, foreigners are not buying huge tracts of farmland to grow grapes.

Shearing hard graft attracts duo

Ant Frew takes the wool off one of his sheep during the open final of the New Zealand Spring Shears at Waimate Stadium ...

Eli Cummings and Ant Frew from Ewe Need Us Shearing are carving out a niche for their new company.

Trials help dairy farmers

Dairy cows.

Taranaki's new dairy trust is gearing up to launch its first research projects.

world

Australia's mortgages targeted

APRA chairman Wayne Byres said the measures would help protect the economy.

New limits on interest-only and investor lending to combat rising housing prices.

How to make $2.1b in a day video

Jeff Bezos has good reason to smile.

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

Allan Stypeck is the owner of Second Story Books and is a senior member of the American Society of Appraisers. He is one ...

"Hey, wanna see something cool?" It's an invitation Neely Tucker couldn't refuse.

US economy steadily grows video

US President Donald Trump has pledged to boost GDP growth to 4 per cent or better.

It is up slightly faster than expected and signs are good as the year progresses.

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