Aus union fights hot-desking
![Hot-desking has been widely adopted by firms looking to reduce wasted space and build teamwork.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/c/h/7/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lcfz6.png/1504060470006.jpg)
An Australian dispute over the office fit-out craze has sucked in two unions, who say their members don't want it.
Uber airport deal
![The international passenger terminal at Wellington Airport. On Tuesday the company, majority owned by Infratil, became ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/c/f/l/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lc8pf.png/1504060263464.jpg)
WellingtonĀ has become the first airport in New Zealand to strike a deal with ride-sharing company Uber.
When landlords harass tenants
![The landlord said he liked all his female tenants to be single.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/c/d/u/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lcc70.png/1504058813691.jpg)
Your home should be a sanctuary - but when your landlord is your harasser, it's anything but.
Ruataniwha dam write-off
![A screenshot from an animated video of the proposed Ruataniwha dam in Central Hawke's Bay.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/8/k/l/h/f/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lc5nw.png/1504058358995.jpg)
Council behind controversial Hawke's Bay dam wipes $14 million investment from its books - but it may still be built one day.
Fingers stuck in pizza roller
![A worker at Micky Finn's Irish Bar in Arrowtown had her fingers stuck in a pizza dough rolling machine for 20 minutes.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/c/9/8/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lc74m.png/1504052097739.jpg)
Workmates rub screaming woman's hands in butter to try to free her after "grim" pizza machine incident.
Chart: Beds for visitors
![More hotels were in operation in 2001 than in 2017.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/4/3/4/o/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lbzpl.png/1504043637801.jpg)
Hundreds more accommodation options for thousands more visitors spells sad supply for demand.
Falling into NZ Super debt
![Over 65s have to keep the Ministry of Social Development informed about their relationship status, or risk being ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/b/b/j/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lb4u1.png/1504059014052.jpg)
Winston Peters is a victim of one of many ways over 65s find themselves having to pay back NZ Super.
Eight-year-old $100,000 richer
Great grandma's bonus bonds win gives Waikato primary schoolgirl a huge "financial buffer".
Battling the might of China
![Metco Engineering owners Paul Jessup, left and Brent Greer in their Lower Hutt factory.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/8/w/2/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l5lne.png/1503639750327.jpg)
Wellington engineerĀ PaulĀ JessupĀ has always struggled to keep up with the powerhouse that isĀ China's manufacturing industry.
Familiar name a boon to business
![Austin Bros owners Trevor Allen, left, and Geoff Austin.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/9/u/6/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l8yo4.png/1503791569465.jpg)
When you've been in business for 72 years, you must be doing something right.
Mum switches from bar to garage
![Kelly Ayres and Phil Wyburn get their hands dirty under the bonnet of a SUV.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/9/8/d/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l8p0h.png/1503694028549.jpg)
Mother of four finds her niche by taking up mechanic's apprenticeship at garage.
Short 'n' sharp
![Vintage barber chairs add an authentic, nostalgic touch to the barber shop.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/2/d/r/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l2da7.png/1503435571449.jpg)
Benny's Barber Shop has tamed some famous manes from retro caravans parked in Burnside, Christchurch.
Pay gap just sexism: Report
![Isabelle Sin said she was disappointed by the findings.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/a/z/r/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lamzr.png/1503944185741.jpg)
Ā Women paid less - but it's not because they negotiate less or take more time off, researchers say.
Greens take aim at plastic
![Greens leader James Shaw leads up a beach cleanup at Petone beach, Wellington, at the launch of the party's recycling policy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/9/x/i/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l9thy.png/1503810633021.jpg)
The party wants a charge on single-use plastic bags and a phasing out of plastic packaging.
Recruitment drive for apprenticeship talent
![Buckley Systems Ltd founder Bill Buckley. The company's electromagnets are exported around the world.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/8/q/o/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l8qqq.png/1503700571791.jpg)
Electromagnet maker Buckley Systems is more than doubling the number of apprentices it employs at its Mt Wellington complex.
Commerce Commission: See you in court
![Harmoney defended its fee, but changed the structure at the end of 2015.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/8/0/x/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l9dd4.png/1503644015743.jpg)
Watchdog wants to clear the way for borrowers to be compensated for platform fee.
Tenants stay put
![Trade Me suggests it's taking longer for renters to make the leap to home-ownership.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/b/d/g/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lbc4m.png/1504036216670.jpg)
As people find it harder to make the leap to a first home, more tenants are choosing to stay on, new data suggests.
Hilton Wellington opening delayed
![The Hilton Wellington will come under Hilton's DoubleTree by Hilton brand, which has 475 other hotels around the world.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/e/s/e/3/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lb4em.png/1503972133799.jpg)
The 4.5 star hotel's doors won't open until 2018 due to construction delays.
Owners quiet on meth cleanups
![Wellington City Council says it can only add meth decontamination information to a residential property's Lim report if ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/9/s/t/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1la6sx.png/1503905633891.jpg)
No legal obligation to tell councils, so Lim reports are not updated for buyers.
Where does free speech stop?
![Mike Hosking's role in political debates has been questioned.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/k/z/3/q/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lbcnr.png/1504038797725.jpg)
OPINION: Employees can't always say whatever they like, whenever they like.
Kids: Our double-standard
![Metiria Turei felt the brunt of New Zealand's distrust of beneficiaries.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/8/v/4/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lblad.png/1503989464362.jpg)
OPINION: We don't seem to mind a high-earning MP getting a benefit but we're quick to slam single parents trying to make do.
Young voters bamboozled
![Twenty-three year old Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick talks politics at Palmerston North Girls High School.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/9/y/1/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l9yjs.png/1503947840155.jpg)
OPINION: Surely this soap opera-like election should stir up the youth vote?
Solving climate change with tech
![New Zealand has a goal of "reaching approximately 64,000 electric vehicles on our roads by the end of 2021".](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/k/z/w/t/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1laae8.png/1503884673935.jpg)
OPINION: Three technologies - electric vehicles, solar energy, and alternatives to farmed food - can help solve climate change.
Food producers not ready for tech
![New Zealand farmers have shown willingness to adopt new technologies, but are they prepared for the wave of data on the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/c/1/6/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lc12t.11jq0k.png/1504041200666.jpg)
Big changes in the agri-food sector from the impact of huge amounts of data are just around the corner.
Cow disease now in Rangiora
![The cow disease Mycoplasma has spread through calves being moved to North Canterbury.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/q/o/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lbonp.11jq0k.png/1504041154958.jpg)
The cow disease Mycoplasma has spread north through cattle movements from a farm near Oamaru.
$100m dairy investment plan
![Open Country Dairy's factory in Waharoa, Waikato. A "one-stop shop" plan was proposed to help it develop the site over ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/a/7/b/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l82hl.11jq0k.png/1504041154958.jpg)
One-stop shop plan proposed to guide dairy factory's development and expansion.
Farm 'saviour' for whitebait
![Whitebait season began in Marlborough on August 15, and closes on November 30.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/j/v/5/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1l8o18.11jq0k.png/1504041154958.jpg)
Sure people worry about sustainability, but they also love whitebait fritters. Is this the solution?
Wine giant's $53m settlement
![Australia's Treasury Wine Estates is finally putting shareholder class action to bed.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/b/0/b/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lb0b1.png/1503913667364.jpg)
Australia's biggest wine company settles class action after business misstep saw 18 million bottles of wine go down the drain.
Uber picks new CEO
![Uber's board of directors has been looking for a new CEO since June.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/m/g/1/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1la7y1.png/1503884104989.jpg)
Dara Khosrowshahi takes on the daunting task of mending Uber's image, rebuilding morale and making the business profitable.
CBA probe after scandals
![The probe into CBA is expected to run for six months and will be funded by the bank.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/a/d/7/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1lad4s.png/1503878945288.jpg)
The reputation of Australia's biggest bank has taken a hit over money laundering and terrorism funding allegations.
KKK wizard charged
![Flowers are pictured on the street where Heather Heyer was killed when a suspected white nationalist crashed his car ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170830023808im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/l/7/b/c/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1la97i.png/1503874053963.jpg)
An imperial wizard of the KKK is one of three men charged for their alleged involvement in attacks in Charlottesville, US.