What remains unclear in this long, drawn-out "make-an-offer" phase is what the Government considers is the going price for a state house, writes Brian Rudman.

Emails can be amazing at time-saving, but can also be incredibly time- and money-wasting.

New Zealand businesses should keep their nerve as international markets are spooked by the Chinese sharemarket sell-off, the closure of Greek banks and even a signal by Puerto Rico that it cannot pay....

Brien Keegan says the best way to get past gatekeepers can be as simple as building up a trusted relationship first.

Co-hosting the Cricket World Cup boosted New Zealand’s economy by $110 million, according to a new analysis.

Q&A with Brian Robertson, founder of consulting firm HolacracyOne about shaking up organisational hierarchies.

Is the great Chinese stock bubble of 2015 coming to an end?

Traders in the local currency are sensitive to suggestions that the Reserve Bank may intervene in the market to lower its value.

Auckland's net gain of 26,600 migrants in the past year boosted demand for housing in the city, writes Brian Fallow. But if you are talking about home ownership there are a lot more factors at play.

A chef in a South Island tourist hot spot worked for around 60 hours per week and received about $1800 per month, some $660 less than he should have.

The new World Wealth Report shows tremendous amounts of wealth have been accumulated during the past five years.

A teenage girl who earned less than $2 an hour for waitressing because she was deemed to be a volunteer has won a ruling that says she was an employee.

Eurozone leaders hope to finally seal a bailout deal this week to save Greece from default and a possible exit from the euro, but Germany has warned more hard work is needed.

Amazing progress is being made in the underlying hardware and software of robots.

Consumers are the least confident they have been for two years, the quarterly Westpac McDermott Miller survey has found.

Assistant professor of finance Noah Smith believes the economic doomsayers are jumping the gun.

A land-buying agency with compulsory acquisition powers is the most radical of the Productivity Commission's proposals for dealing with Auckland's housing crisis.

Pushing "pause" on her career has reignited property specialist Gail Calder's passion for her work, but it took her friends by surprise.

The 'rock star' tag remains, but economists debate if it's a Justin Bieber or more of an ageing Stones.

New Zealand companies face an increasingly risky legal landscape as professional litigation funders bankroll class action lawsuits and emboldened regulators flex their muscles, says a major law....

A stronger US dollar makes New Zealand a more attractive destination for immigrants, a survey has found.

The United States will still have more than double China's per capita income by 2061 even as Chinese income levels grow.

When it comes to corporate governance, Japanese companies Takata, Toshiba, Sharp and Toyota are acting as if it's 1985.

The problem with interruptions is not just the interruption itself but also how long it takes to get back on task, says Robyn Pearce.

Of course we all know that when a workplace is reducing staff things can get stressful - but we don't always realise how a business expanding can be difficult for us too.

Henri Eliot talks to James Fletcher about health and safety in New Zealand.

We place a lot of emphasis on the rock-star founders of entrepreneurial start-ups but we often forget about the "joiners".