Chris Liddell's star role video

People who have worked with Chris Liddell closely describe him as focused and business-like.

10:16 AM  The money man from Matamata made it to the White House via banking, General Motors and Microsoft.

Liddell named White House deputy chief of staff for policy

Oil: PM considering everything

Flanked by Energy Minister Megan Woods and Climate Change Minister James Shaw, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes the ...

10:12 AM  Prime Minister rejects suggestions of a back down, claiming "everything" is being considered on oil exploration.

Facebook shares plunge video

It's been estimated that US$5 billion in annual revenue for Facebook might be a risk.

10:23 AM  Facebook 'in crisis', stock has biggest loss in 4 years after reports user data was mined.

Toys R Us closing stirs guilt video

We had Lego and other toys, but until we moved to the US I'd never seen anything like Toys R Us.

9:46 AM  OPINION: I'd already grown out of Toys R Us by the time I first set foot in one.

Slavery through education visa

The number of declined visas on the basis of relationship status has been increasing for the past six years.

18 min ago  Indian women are being used to strike 'business deals' for visas by husbands, migrant body says.

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Practising what you preach

Oliver likes to practice what he preaches so thought if he is people were paying him to coach them he should do the same.

Business coach Craig Oliver likes to walk the talk so he's getting coached himself.

'Worst summer in 24 years'

Freedom campers at Koromiko in Marlborough. Rob Burn says they are "disruptors" for backpacker lodges.

Backpackers owner left scratching his head; "we're really wondering where people are".

Richmond Countdown may open next year

Tasman district councillor Kit Maling is not in favour of splitting up plans to install a pedestrian and cycle underpass ...

Countdown developer calls for planned roundabout upgrade to be brought forward as it eyes late 2019 opening.

Chris Liddell's new White House job

Chris Liddell joined the administration during the transition after Donald Trump's election.

Expat NZ businessman gets another role after he was overlooked for a top spot.

Dying girl's dream scuttled

The family of Kyle Peverett, (left) Damian Bornman and Julie Rossouw, are upset their brother/son's visa application was ...

Mileka's dying wish was to meet her uncle for the first time but his visa application has been denied.

Business pop-up offers leg-up

Rachel, in white, and Jarius Empig plan to open a specialty coffee cafe, similar to a cafe Jarius owned and operated in ...

A UK course which helped launch hundreds of businesses for free is coming to Upper Hutt.

Turbulent fashion times prompt Storm's sale

Storm creative director Deborah Caldwell has bought the struggling womenswear brand for an undisclosed sum.

New owner says brand is "not anywhere near closing down".

Zephyr Airworks recruits Kiwis video

Zephyr Airworks has partnered with a number of New Zealand universities to hire Kiwi graduates.

Flying taxi-maker wants to hire local graduates and relocate them to California.

Lifeline for Kāpiti-Akl route? video

Air New Zealand has reportedly offered assistance to Air Chathams, in order for the service to get up and running.

Air Chathams wants to fill the void left by Air New Zealand at Kāpiti Airport.

Whitelocks open new gym

Addison Whitelock, 2, leaps into the arms of father George Whitelock at the family's new gym F45 as Abby Sharland and ...

He is a former All Black, she is a Black Sticks legend. Now they want to help get others fit.

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money

NZ 'attractive to fraudsters'

New Zealand currency.

Warning that our current laws aren't transparent enough to stop criminal activity.

When to talk to kids about money

OPINION: As early as three, children can determine a difference between rich and poor.

Anticipating our growing pension problem

Enjoying guilt-free treats

small business

Business pop-up offers leg-up

Rachel, in white, and Jarius Empig plan to open a specialty coffee cafe, similar to a cafe Jarius owned and operated in ...

A UK course which helped launch hundreds of businesses for free is coming to Upper Hutt.

Turbulent fashion times prompt Storm's sale

Storm creative director Deborah Caldwell has bought the struggling womenswear brand for an undisclosed sum.

New owner says brand is "not anywhere near closing down".

Whitelocks open new gym

Addison Whitelock, 2, leaps into the arms of father George Whitelock at the family's new gym F45 as Abby Sharland and ...

He is a former All Black, she is a Black Sticks legend. Now they want to help get others fit.

30,000 sausages in two weeks

Frank's Sausages director Sheryn Cook says they filled their biggest order this February - six-tonnes of sausages in two ...

Frank's Sausages in Paeroa has come a long way from its laundry room foundations.

better business

Women take longer to find work/life balance

Recruiter Greta Knight says during recruitment interviews young men were more confident about selling themselves for a ...

Women take longer to strike a work-life balance.

Be visible overseas, Ebos boss urges

Outgoing Ebos chief executive Patrick Davies says business leaders must be committed to being present in markets they target.

Ebos boss tells leaders they can't act like absentee landlords in overseas markets.

'Don't call us unskilled'

Cleaning roles can mean long hours and low pay.

Low wages, no respect and abuse - that's why Kiwis don't want to do these jobs, workers say.

Tour bus driver fined $400

Suyan Qi, 23, had no passenger licence, but drove a busload of tourists along one of New Zealand's most challenging highways.

He had no passenger licence, but drove a busload of tourists along one of NZ's most challenging highways.

property

Millions in tenancy bonds lost

As the housing crisis continues to put a squeeze on capital renters, many are finding it difficult to reclaim their bonds.

Government coffers swell by millions thanks to renters failing to claim rental bonds.

Quake-prone theatre for sale

Greytown Little Theatre is fundraising to build a purpose-built theatre on a council-owned site in West St.

Greytown building could be demolished and redeveloped, or strengthened.

Beating the prefab blues

An example of a Keith Hay Home.

One of the original prefabricated house firms admits to hiccups.

Hawke's Bay's $91m industrial builds

Pat Turley called Villa Maria's Hawke's Bay expansion "spectacular".

Over the past two years the value of industrial building consents rose $14m in Hawke's Bay.

opinion & analysis

Disney limits women's careers

Since the late 1990s, Disney has made an effort to break away from gendered stereotypes, most obviously in Frozen.

Millions of girls still watch old movies, undoing the good work of films like Frozen.

NZ an 'honest broker'

Asian leaders know more about New Zealand than just hobbits.

OPINION: Asian advisers see more than hobbits when they consider us.

Plan in haste, repent in leisure

The civil service has a part to play as the generators of policies, not just the delivery mechanism of ministers' ideas.

OPINION: Governments push through policies before they can be voted out again. Is there a better way?

Good corporate culture? Priceless

Cost overruns at projects like Christchurch's 
Justice Precinct were a signal all was not well at Fletcher Building.

OPINION: Corporate fumbles can often be traced back to that canary in the goldmine, company culture.

farming

Healthy soil, healthy body

Eric Harvey: A collapse in his own health mirrored what was happening on his farm. It all improved once he changed they ...

Heart attack survivor reveals how he now administers CPR to his farm.

Rural receipts up 10.8 per cent

Top export destinations for New Zealand goods.

The rural sector remains the engine room of the economy, a new MPI report shows.

Farm deaths down last year

WorkSafe's deputy-general manager assessments Jo Pugh says officials are ramping up their checking of farms, and may ...

Fewer farmers are dying in vehicle accidents but WorkSafe wants to see a still lower death rate.

$1000 a year on groceries

Lyn Webster's self imposed budget means she makes her own dairy products.

Lyn Webster's self-imposed budget means she is making her own dairy products out of raw milk.

world

Kushner firm 'faked docs' video

Jared Kushner's troubles are hitting as he serves Trump in one of the White House's most powerful roles.

Trump son-in-law's company reportedly used false documents to push out tenants.

The price of violence

Steve Killelea describes the importance of "the attitudes, institutions and structures" that create and sustain peaceful ...

NZ's the 2nd-most peaceful nation on earth, and our economy benefits from that.

US town bans bitcoin mining video

The small town is fed up with bitcoin miners using up so much of its low-cost electricity.

Small town is fed up with bitcoin miners using up so much of its low-cost electricity.

Streaming sweet music to song owners

Rising copyright values have prompted a majority shareholder in EMI's publishing unit to look for suitors

Millions of music hits may soon be for sale, as the popularity of streaming boosts their value.

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