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<i>Media</i>: Insult to injury for Indians
First it was Paul Henry. Now it's Michael Laws. These are cruel times for shock jocks and the people who love them, writes John Drinnan.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Bit rich for Goff to find voice now
Goff has spent much of the past week playing political football with two of New Zealand's major trading relationships.
<i>Bryan Gould:</i> Three years on looking good, but still feeling the pinch
It is surely beginning to dawn on us, nearly three years after our recession began, that anything approaching a full recovery is still a long way off.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Everyone in line to share in the digital dividend
Viewers, broadcasters and government will reap rewards of switch from analogue.
<i>Gill South</i>: A dash of silliness goes a long way towards a happier workplace
It doesn't have to be wacky, but a bit of fun at work is therapeutic for staff, and for the business.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: When life's a gamble, why worry
Forget agonising over what to do - there's more luck to success or failure than we'd like to admit.
<i>Stock Takes:</i> Crumbling takeover
Tower's move to bid for Fidelity Life Assurance without securing support from Fidelity's major shareholders has left some wondering whether it has some underlying plan which has yet to be revealed.
<i>Richard Fyers:</i> Overseas buyers a blessing to struggling farms
Contrary to public opinion, there is no queue of foreigners to buy farmland in New Zealand.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Hubbard's A-team won't be cheap
How did Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard assemble a top-flight team of lawyers and public relations practitioners to defend his reputation and protect what's left of his dwindling commercial empire?
<i>Susan Easton:</i> Movie giant's fall fable for net age
The dwindling shelf life of video stores has hit the headlines recently after a couple of high profile bankruptcies in the US.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Last call for lobbyist, but telcos not yet off hook
Ernie Newman's efforts have delivered many gains for consumers over the past dozen years.
<i>Chris Barton</i>: Roll over Telecom, the Jetsons' revolution has finally arrived
Vision becomes reality as more people turn to the internet for phone calls.
<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Get away from work and get the payback
Now do you make workshop training pay for itself? If you're a small business owner, the most interesting word in that sentence is "pay".
<i>Media</i>: Losing the plot over Jackson's Hobbit
Sir Peter Jackson is being cast as Gandalf in a row about payment for actors...
<i>Stock Takes</i>: Tasty pickings
It's not just Chinese investors looking to buy NZ food companies.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Decision will have impact on consumers
The Commerce Commission has a big call to make by the end of the year.