How to pop a housing bubble
COMMENT: The figures confirmed the Auckland housing market is running hot through the winter and the heat from that "halo" is spreading around the country.
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Brian Gaynor: All the rules have changed
COMMENT: The Commerce Commission will have its hands full looking at the proposed merger between Sky TV and Vodafone NZ.
Mary Holm: Dodgy sales pitch makes the blood boil
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Fieldays verdict: Agri-pocalypse not now
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Diana Clement: Finances tricky matter in break ups
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Gear Friday: Self-balancing board, anyone?
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John Drinnan: Merger fever sweeps the land
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Stock takes: New deals in buoyant market
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Brian Fallow: Nostalgia no basis for Brexit
Comment: Britain's potential divorce from the EU leaves us all wondering where we stand, Brian Fallow writes.
Falconer: New deal Asean answer to TPP
COMMENT: just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, there's another mega regional trade negotiation coming right at you.
Fran O'Sullivan: Sceptics unmoved by spirit of glasnost
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Graham McGregor: How to sell big ticket products and services
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Juha Saarinen: Apple ties up software loose ends
COMMENT: The Worldwide Developer Conference was all about coding and software for Apple.
Jonno Ingerson: Rising property values hard to stop
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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to use Facebook Live for your business
COMMENT: Seven ways to use the new Facebook Live video streaming for your business.
Christopher Niesche: Strategy wipeout for surfwear firm
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Mary Holm: Huge mortgage? Don't add to it
COMMENT: Increasing your mortgage for an overseas holiday might not have a sunny ending.
Brian Gaynor: Rural co-ops lack market savvy at board table
COMMENT: A number of recent developments highlight concerns about the corporate governance of rural-based companies.
Diana Clement: Stand firm when others are panicking
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Juha Saarinen: What's next for Sky and Vodafone?
COMMENT: Sky shareholders must be jubilant with the proposed merger with Vodafone.
Brian Fallow: NZ mortgage boom ushers in danger
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John Drinnan: Voda-Sky deal a win-win-win
COMMENT: Another day, another media merger. The combination of Sky TV and Vodafone amounts to a takeover of Sky.
Fran O'Sullivan: Media marriages leave rest searching
COMMENT: The Commerce Commission now has two major "media" marriages on its plate and others sure to follow as the sectoral shakeout ramps up.
Saarinen: Cloud can burst so be prepared
COMMENT: A big selling point for cloud computing is resilience.
Get Sorted: Greetings from the gig economy
COMMENT: How to survive today's changing working conditions and not derail plans for the long term.
Graham McGregor: Making your business unique and special
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Nation of Debt: Giddy new heights draw '87 reminder
COMMENT: NZ's total debt is poised to hit half a trillion dollars as mortgage lending surges to levels not seen since the global financial crisis.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: Hands down the best email tip ever
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City of cranes has a boom that's a bust
COMMENT: Auckland feels like a boom town. Its shortage of houses, hotels, roads, schoolrooms and tradies dominates the conversations.
Brian Gaynor: University numbers mean big business
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