UK picks Kiwi for top trade role

Crawford Falconer, formerly NZ's ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, will advise Britain's international trade ...

Britain has appointed a former NZ trade negotiator as its chief adviser just days before Brexit discussions are due to begin.

Sex and the Tron

Fieldays 2017 at Mystery Creek will attract thousands of visitors - and will be a boon to the local sex industry.

OPINION: Once a year, when Fieldays come to town, Hamilton becomes the sex industry capital of the country.

Cashing up annual leave

Want to give yourself a payrise? Figures show how lucrative it can be to cash up a week of your annual leave.

Rats and rentals: It's messy

Rats are unwelcome guests in many homes.

3:41 PM Rat invasions are a reality for many renters. But landlords don't always have to foot the bill.

Shower over toilet 'last straw'

Would you pay $370 a week for a unit with a shower over the toilet?

The number of cows has doubled in the past two decades, leaving some to suggest we should actively reduce the herd.

Has peak cow been reached?

Fairlie farmer Matt McAtamney won Rural Bachelor of the Year at the National Fieldays.

Ladies, your Fieldays bachelor

Prayers are said for the victims of the Grenfell Tower block fire in west London. The death toll stands at 17 but is ...

Cladding itself not a fire risk

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Chart: Housing costs vs income

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Plan to lift Maori incomes by 20 per cent

Blanche Murray of Kia Ora Honey is one of a new generation of young Maori business people driving the Maori economy.

Money epiphany moments of credit reporting staff

Shocks with debts, and the withdrawal of parental support, can trigger people's financial responsibility "lightbulb" moments.

Debt shocks and closure of the Bank of Mum and Dad cause financial awakenings.

Kids' farmhouses at Fieldays

A Taranaki family have started a business building wooden farm sheds and play houses for children. L-R: Maddi Goodchap ...

The farmhouses, cow sheds and stables are all hand-made by a Taranaki dairy farmer.

Lower Hutt office block portfolio for sale

The Home Ideas building on Petone Esplanade was once owned by Terry Serepisos' company.

Three high-profile office blocks - a rare sale offer in the Hutt.

Beauty retailers demand high-profile spots

International beauty outlets are leasing more property, driven by demand for physical stores.

Folks, we have take off

The DC3 aircraft flies over Te Anau township on its way to the Te Anau-Manapouri airport after it followed the Jean ...

Southland's smaller regional airports are well placed for sustainable growth to the overall benefit of the region, their operators believe.

Socks to your door

LetterSox is an online sock subscription service. Every month, a new pair of socks will be delivered to your door.

Sick of sock shopping? Wellington students may have the answer in LetterSox.

Apartment owners caught out by insurance

Body corporates would usually claim on behalf of their members, when there was damage to the building.

Cover is not as straightforward as for those who own a standalone house.

Simplicity on attack

KiwiSaver members will soon see their fees in dollar terms on their statements - but some providers want to wait until ...

New KiwiSaver provider wants to show you what you're paying for your KiwiSaver with other providers.

The world's best dairy sponsored

Te Rapa site operations manager Scott Nelson, left, and plant manager Matt Walton.

Millions of Sri Lankans wake up every morning and drink our milk.

Apartment owners caught out by insurance

Cover is not as straightforward as for those who own a standalone house.

Simplicity on attack

New KiwiSaver provider wants to show you what you're paying for your KiwiSaver with other providers.

Turnips tainted milk's taste

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Cheers to fish and chips

Witherlea Takeaway owners Sharyn Hiltz, left, and Jenn Orchard.

Everybody knoooows your name (got you humming the tune) ... at Witherlea Takeaways.

Many hands make light work sponsored

Christchurch South Community Watch relies on sponsorship to help them protect their neighbourhood. Its main expense is ...

Christchurch South Community Watch provides an extra set of eyes for police.

Firm owes $1m

A High Court judge has found a law firm cost a client as much as $1.5m after failing to declare conflicts of interest.

A failure to declare a conflict of interest has hit a law firm in the pocket for a princely sum.

Tomcar: Small but tough

Tomcar in action. The vehicle is small but tough.

Business is on the up for the made to order off-road vehicle maker.

'Extra slip' for Team NZ

Team New Zealand's America's Cup yacht was built and painted by Southern Spars using the Resene paint technology.

Hopefully it'll be plain sailing to the finish line for Team NZ in the America's Cup series against US defenders Oracle, thanks to a new slippery coating on the boat's foils.

NZ, Chinese animators unite

McKay says he is excited to be taking more control of the creative destiny of shows, rather than just post-production.

"It's not like we are going to China for cheap manufacturing, we are going for creative collaboration," Kiwi film boss says.

Kmart price drop ahead

More than 300 items will become cheaper over the next week.

Kiwi shoppers to see 320 items fall in price as retailer moves manufacturing to Indonesia.

Packaged vege conundrum

Woolworths' packaged kumara, which upset some customers.

We complain about overly-packaged vegetables, but sales are soaring for packaged salads and other products.

Rats and rentals: It's messy

Rat invasions are a reality for many renters. But landlords don't always have to foot the bill.

Lower Hutt office block portfolio for sale

Three high-profile office blocks - a rare sale offer in the Hutt.

Beauty retailers demand high-profile spots

International beauty outlets are leasing more property, driven by demand for physical stores.

Apartment owners caught out by insurance

Cover is not as straightforward as for those who own a standalone house.

May's thrashing highlights the merits of advice

Mike O'Donnell: ''Board directors are not fine wines that improve with age, but more like craft beers that give their ...

OPINION: The recent British election reminds Mike O'Donnell of a classic album by The Police.

Facebook deals gone wrong

We're buying and selling via the social network more than ever before - but what can you do when it goes wrong?

OPINION: What can you do when an online purchase backfires?

Small is beautiful

The Little High Eatery on the corner of High and Tuam streets is home to A Mouse Called Bean, Base, Bacon Brothers, ...

OPINION: Small business at its best is a lifestyle, even better if you can make a few friends in the process.

Ignoring immigration truths

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse (centre) chats with Tongan worker Siniti Kolomalu and Martin Austin, general ...

OPINION: It might be a vote winner but is clamping down on immigration a backward step?

NZ phosphate in the balance

The bulk carrier Cherry Blossom held in South Africa over the disputed Western Sahara region.

A $7 million fertiliser shipment bound for NZ is stuck in South Africa until a court decides who owns it.

Border patrols on farms

For farmers, the border zone for stopping pests and diseases will soon begin at their gate.

Brown milk, brown cow

This ignorance about where our food and drinks come from is actually logical.

Over 16 million Americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows - it's amazing it's not more.

Tent tourism pitch for farmers

The wooden framed tents can sleep up to seven.

Fieldays farmers told - get your glamp on to make a buck.

Amazon to buy Whole Foods

Amazon is making a strong move into groceries.

Online juggernaut to acquire US grocery chain in mega deal later this year.

Takata said to be planning bankruptcy

Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp is behind the biggest safety recall in automotive history.

Takata Corp plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, paving the way for a sale of the 84-year-old Japanese air-bag maker behind the biggest safety recall in automotive history.