Stock Takes assumes the powers that be at The Warehouse are sharpening their pencils now that book retailers Whitcoulls, Borders and Bennetts have been put up for sale by REDgroup's voluntary administrators.

Broadcasters are appealing to the High Court in an attempt to stop tightening of controls for sexual content on television.

In just four weeks, Air New Zealand's earnings outlook has turned to custard.

John Hepburn raises valid points on the Hotchin debacle and media coverage of it.

In 2007 I said that NZ houses were 30 per cent overvalued.

In my last column I covered a few of the many features incorporated in the YouTube website. For example, the ability to edit videos, add captions and sort into playlists.

Middle East tension poses a threat to the delicate global recovery.

Enjoy the low interest rates while they last...

The Reserve Bank should have waited for more data on the true impact of the earthquake and put a bit more faith in the resilience of the New Zealand economy.

Simon Power's decision to put Allan Hubbard in a commercial straitjacket leaves the Government "tailend Charlie" for the $2 million plus the Timaru financier's legal boys have chalked up.

Events in Christchurch give reason to ask if our phone networks are tough enough.

The movies do it. Sports events do it. So why on earth don't you pre-sell your product?

Kick them while they are down is no one's idea of how to administer first aid.

Plenty of ideas and plans have been floated to try to ensure the Christchurch is rebuilt. Here are 10 proposals doing the rounds.

A few key principles make for better relationships.

If you're a typical parent, I bet you're continually chiding your children for chewing up your home internet bandwidth allowance, watching videos on YouTube.

Would banks pass on any OCR cut?

It's obvious that mere amateurism will not help our second-largest city up on its feet this time.

We may imagine we're bullet-proof, but life's dangers are always lurking.