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Susan Easton: Worried about petrol? Join the queue
The pressure on ruling powers to hand out more goodies to the people will ultimately have to be paid for.
<i>Gill South</i>: To win at the career game, you'll need to know how to play
Authors offer tips to ambitious executives keen on gaining promotion.
<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Old routine or new rewards - it's your choice
There's great comfort in sticking to your routine, isn't there? That doesn't just apply to what you order at restaurants or how you have your coffee. Most people also stick to their routine at work, doing what they've always done.
Bernard Hickey: Deeper into mire as tax reforms fail
Last year's tax reforms are not working...
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Why the Government had to bail-out AMI
'Both AMI and South Canterbury appeared not to have planned for disaster,' writes Bernard Hickey.
Brian Fallow: Wrong time to focus on long-term woes
Why yank the reins on a poor old horse that isn't moving?
Fran O'Sullivan: Hanover big test for new regulator
The first big decision of the new Financial Markets Authority is whether to lay criminal charges against any of Hanover Finance's directors.
<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: How the foreign profit and interest drain has made us poorer
Ever wondered why it seems New Zealanders can't ever seem to get ahead despite apparent GDP growth?
Success: Property manager dives into new ventures
Experience in schools inspires not one, but three businesses.
<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Apple shows the way to tempt buyers
Last year, Apple released a product. "This product is doomed to fail", said many experts. After all, the type of product had been introduced time and time again, and never succeeded.
<i>Chris Barton</i>: Broadband price controls no way to reverse the great telco rip-off
Internet plan set to replace one monopoly with another.
Brian Fallow: US trade demands a real sore point
Govt should beware of US intellectual property demands...
Success: From NZ, to the superyachts of the world
Firm's clothes are worn on some of the most luxurious vessels afloat.
<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Smartphones - smarter than you think
Smartphones - everywhere you look you'll see an iPhone, Blackberry, Android or Windows phone.
Bernard Hickey: We are borrowing ourselves into permanent poverty
New Zealanders learned this week that our output did not increase in the second half of last year.
<i>Gill South</i>: Joining forces gets Christchurch companies back on their feet
Collaboration has helped many of the city's businesses to get up and running after the quake.
<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Building your business on words alone
Imagine you were to start up an internet-based business. And told that to promote your business, you would not be allowed to do any affiliate marketing. Or joint ventures. Or any external publicity.