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Gopher's Indonesian gamble pays
When the co-founders of gopher.co.nz started to look for a new market in Southeast Asia, they were told to steer clear of Indonesia.

Helen Twose: Event firm sets new course
Events company Total Sport - becoming lean but not mean...

Peter Calder: Rediscovering the greater good
They served paella at Crave Cafe on Saturday evening. For 400. For free. As a business model, it doesn't exactly have "certain to succeed" written all over it.

Asian mega centre boost for Christchurch business
Three NZ companies will leave their mark on Kids City, a massive new family entertainment complex in Cambodia.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Five time management slip-ups
How can you more effectively manage your busy day?

Success: Hard wired for quality
Pair find niche in high-tech marine and residential automation jobs.

Timing of liquor law upsets bars
Bars, restaurants and liquor stores will be forced to move to new trading hours and tighter alcohol rules in their peak season.

Cashing in on bad behaviour?
Swearing at the boss might seem like fair grounds for sacking, but if things gets too hasty, it could get expensive.

Home detention for Northland tax cheat
A Bay of Islands businesswoman has been sentenced to home detention and community work, and ordered to pay $45,000 in reparation for failing to pay her taxes.

The Kiwi woman's guide to doing business in London
In London, Pattrick Smellie meets a group of Kiwi businesswomen who reckon they're in the ideal place to take on the world.

Working from home has downsides
Is working from home really a dream come true? Not so according to a global survey.