Fruit bowls instead of snack machines and Swiss balls replacing office chairs are some of the changes businesses are making.

How big a threat the whey contamination scandal poses to New Zealand's trade and economy is just too hard to gauge yet, economists said yesterday.

Auckland hapu and waterfront landowner Ngati Whatua o Orakei says there is no rush to formalise expansion plans for Ports of Auckland.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has expressed regret for consumer anxiety caused by revelations that batches of whey protein had been contaminated.

The Australian sharemarket is expected to start the week slowly today but should pick up after the release of key data.

There comes a time in many people's lives when they feel they have nothing to prove any more. They've had their demanding, successful career, and now they want more quality of life - but they don't want to disappear into retirement.

Three years ago, Jonathan Davison, 32, achieved his goal to climb Mt Everest. One year later he joined Mainfreight's graduate programme.

Fonterra has lifted its forecast milk payout to farmers by 50 cents in the 2014 season.

It won't create a single new home, which is the crux of the crisis facing the country's two biggest cities, writes Brian Rudman.

When St John Ambulance officers came to his school to give first aid lessons, Isaac McFarlane was fascinated.

Smart political footwork by Prime Minister John Key has put the South Korean free-trade agreement back on the agenda.

An argument over a $5 fee has cost a Wellington motor lodge almost $12,000 and censure for wrongful dismissal.

Editorial: If foreign restrictions will help first-home seekers - and we should be sure of that first - they could be one of many policy levers used.

The challenge for New Zealand will be how to manage while the economies of its two biggest trading partners are slowing during continued strength in the Kiwi dollar

Wellington gives a "very confused picture of itself" to the rest of the country.

One of the last tax taboos, an explicit capital gains tax, doesn't generate the opposition it once did, writes Thomas Pippos.

The IT sector is hiring: software companies such as Orion Health and Xero are scrambling for developers to build their dreams of world-leading products.

The Prime Minister says first home buyers remain 'a priority' for the govt, but he's stopped short of endorsing a suggestion from one of his ministers.

Financial markets see almost no chance Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler will move the official cash rate from its all-time low of 2.5 per cent.

For 20 years, the world has watched in awe as the Chinese economy galloped ahead. Now it's slowing down, what does that mean for NZ?

Analysts expect to see steady earnings growth for listed companies with exposure to New Zealand when the 2012/13 results season gets under way next month.

First-time home buyers struggling to scrape together a deposit may soon be given a lending hand through changes to the KiwiSaver scheme.

If the #1 constraint on the growth of the economy over the next 5 years is a shortage of skilled labour, how can businesses position their team to get the right people and keep them?

Despite Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer instituting a "work from home" ban earlier this year, the general consensus among employers and employees is that finding a healthy work/life balance is good for staff and profits.