If you are reading this and you don't own Auckland property, this will probably ruin your Sunday.

Karla L. Miller's advice to a reader on how to handle a hostile takeover situation.

Amid all the chatter of parity this week, I heard not a word of credit given to those who changed the country, writes John Roughan.

"One of the most important realisations for me was the determination, energy, focus and 'stickability' needed to make our business a success," says Hannah Shone, founder of The Natural Parent magazine.

Rather than being "unadjusted and unsustainable", the exchange rate may reflect the fact that the NZ economy is not quite the basket-case the Nats' opponents would wish to paint it, writes John Armstrong.

More than half of company bosses are planning to freeze salaries this year, but skilled finance and accounting professionals are more likely to get a boost in pay.

Career agent Annie O'Keefe on how to tackle odd, awkward and uncomfortable questions in a job interview.

What current house prices represent is not dissimilar to what the dollar represents: success, writes Mike Hosking.

Workers at KFC, Pizza Hutt, Carl's Junior and Starbucks will have guaranteed hours giving them job stability as Restaurant Brands does away with zero hour contracts.

It may not be at parity yet with the aussie, but a stronger Kiwi dollar will favour increased New Zealand investment across the Tasman.

Time and productivity columnist Robyn Pearce adds to her list of time-saving email tips that will save you hours per week.

The New Zealand dollar fell against the Australian currency yesterday after the Reserve Bank across the Tasman kept its cash rate unchanged.

"March is always the most active month for property sales, but there has never been a month's trading to compare with the past month," Barfoot and Thompson said.

Chaos theory calls it the butterfly effect. It's the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could cause a tornado in Texas, Bernard Hickey writes.

No job titles. No traditional bosses. It might sound nice, but would you really want to work there?

Coal prices have dropped 33pc to levels that have made most mining companies across the Appalachia region unprofitable.

Older workers who lose their jobs spend longer periods out of work, and if they find other jobs, they tend to pay less than the ones they left.

Getting more women into leadership isn't a gender issue - it's just good business.

Economics editor Brian Fallow asks if the Reserve Bank's inflation target should be changed.

Houses in eight Auckland suburbs south of the CBD topped national value rises, up a "whopping" 17.9 per cent annually, according to QV data just out.

Don't let your work get distracted by email alerts. Turn off the alerts and check your emails when it suits you throughout the day.

Business is in good heart, ANZ's latest monthly survey of sentiment has found.