Juha Saarinen takes a look at new Australian PM's tech credentials and we're giving away a Microsoft Surface worth $800!

It will put Silver Fern Farms in a strong position, writes Fran O'Sullivan. But that won't stop the emotion over the injection of Chinese ownership into a company that other players were endeavouring to keep NZ controlled.

Marketing man Graham McGregor on the value of a one-sentence description of your product or service.

What would have made a big difference if you could have put it into practice earlier? Share your comments with us.

Westpac's CEO is planning to invest an extra A$200m a year in digital initiatives to boost the bank's customer numbers, as well as drive down costs.

Foreign investment is not a black and white issue. Too often the populist reaction to the issue is knee-jerk and xenophobic.

Shanghai Maling Aquarius is understood to have a $300 million war chest to back its bid for a slice of the Kiwi meat co-operative.

Rental cars are costly. If the upfront hire fees aren't enough, there are lots of other charges that can double the cost. That can be anything from increased insurance costs to reduce excesses, to hiring a child seat.

Pip Dunphy effectively blew the whistle on Solid Energy's pending insolvency when she resigned her chairmanship less than a year into the role.

There is a huge difference between the timing and level of disclosure of the four Government-controlled NZX-listed companies - Air New Zealand, Genesis Energy, Meridian Energy and Mighty River Power - and other Crown entities.

There's a problem with the male-female mix on television at 7pm, writes John Drinnan.

NZ can't rely on the likes of Russia to meet our obligations, writes Brian Fallow.

Apple surprised pretty much nobody with this week's new product launch, writes Juha Saarinen. The iPad Pro is the most intriguing new device though.

In a sea of "celebrity" chefs, Heston Blumenthal is a master of marketing, writes Bella Katz.

Being there for staff 100% of the time is neither good management nor good delegation, writes Robyn Pearce.

Even though NZ is a small player globally, we should pay a great deal of attention to what's happening with internet governance, writes Juha Saarinen.

As businesses grow and expand, certain aspects of the day-to-day management of the organisation inevitably become more complex.

You'd think any government would do what it could to protect a valuable asset, however it's the big banks that are trying to save the Barrier Reef from destruction.

A new video series and website aims to get us on the on-ramp to savvy investment.

Persistence pays heaps. Most people in sales give up after the first go. Don't be in that category, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Interest rate cut this week is certain but all eyes will be hunting for clues to the future.

If Kiwis had been honest about finding a flag that reflected the national character, it would have been an open-home flag, writes Bernard Hickey.

A reader asks Helen Twose: Is buying a first home off a plan and putting a 10% deposit on it considered an estate in land under the KiwiSaver rules?

When you work with a new client, you do research on It. That's what I do too.

Sell-off critics do not realise how well the Crown has done.

Will a Kiwi white knight emerge to fully recapitalise Silver Fern Farms, or will Chinese interests emerge as 50-50 partners with a New Zealand consortium to take the company forward?

A reader asks Mary Holm: Is it true I could lose all my KiwiSaver fund if the investment crashed?

TVNZ chief executive puts a new twist on TV3 assertions that its news ratings slump has been caused by losing the rights to Home and Away to TVNZ.