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Brian Fallow: If not our backyard, then where?
Economic growth, jobs and exports need recognition among the purpose and principles provisions of the Resource Management Act.

More million dollar homes auctioned off
One in five Auckland properties have sold under the hammer for more than $1 million and only two of 55 properties were sold for less than $500,000 last week.

What sort of bad boss do you have?
Working for an unreasonable boss can cause health problems, including increasing employees' risk of heart disease and heart attack.

Man unfairly dismissed after dining with escorts
A man who was fired for inappropriate behaviour on a work trip to Thailand, including racking up expenses while dining with female escorts, has won his claim of unfair dismissal.

Wayne Besant: 6 ideas to kickstart social change in your organisation
How do we use thinking big while starting small to the social and cultural mission of positive race relations?

The central bank of central banks advises calm about deflation
The central bank for central banks has some advice for policymakers fretting about deflation: Don't.

NZ too low on value chain: Bollard
Alan Bollard says country misses vital returns by just upping primary production.

Tips for women entrepreneurs
Sometimes to start a business, you just have to take that first step. Joyce E.A Russell offers tips for women to take the first step into business.

Seymour told to keep calm over centre
Act leader David Seymour has been urged to 'take a breath' and ignore Government pressure to vote against the SkyCity convention centre.

How to go from good to great
How do you remain motivated when you are already succeeding, how do you stay driven when a big goal has already been reached?

Brian Fallow: Low inflation defies models
Remember inflation? The Reserve Bank estimates the annual inflation rate right now is zero. Zip, zilch, nada, none.

$400m SkyCity deal under threat
The $400 million deal for SkyCity to build a national convention centre in Auckland could be under threat.

Protesters besiege inauguration of ECB's $1.4b HQ
Anti-austerity protesters seeking to spoil the inauguration of the ECB's new HQ in Frankfurt left a trail of destruction across the city.

Watercooler: How to handle clues to co-workers' drinking, depression
Karla L. Miller writes a Washington Post advice column on navigating the modern workplace.

Harold Hillman: Without self-awareness, you're going to struggle
If you're trying to be a better leader, or a better teammate, it all starts with knowing yourself first.

Faint praise for 'meat Fonterra'
The industry body that helped fund a major study to reform the red meat sector has damned with faint praise the result, saying it overstates problems in the industry

Robyn Pearce: Seize the moment
If we take the time to be present in the moment, we expand time – we have more of it.

Creating workplace harmony
Lateness, long lunches, constant complaining... The "little things" can make all the difference when it comes to perceptions around workplace performance.

Sexism in Silicon Valley
For all its promises of a bright technological future, Silicon Valley's corporate culture seems mired in a less progressive past.

Bernard Hickey: Auckland property - the kindest cuts to come
Politicians have looked at Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler as if he was a potential arsonist in the Auckland housing market, writes Bernard Hickey.

Mary Holm: Provincial town trends can change
Selling up to rent could leave you high and dry if prices firm and you want to get back into the market, writes Mary Holm.

Tom O'Neil: Work hard and follow your passion in career
This column highlights a "blinding flash of insight" business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.

Whistleblowing takes nerves of steel
Want to be a whistleblower? Is there something you'd like to spill the beans on?

Auckland's real estate fail
If you judged by house price growth alone you would think Auckland is the best performing region in NZ economically. But not by a long chalk.