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Local touch needed for good deals in China: report
Companies looking to invest or do business in China need to build up local relationships, use advisers who know the market.
Solid Energy chief calls it a day
Long-serving Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder has joined the exodus from the top of the state-owned enterprise, his departure welcomed on the West Coast.
Higher dollar eats away export gains
A stronger New Zealand dollar swamped further gains in world prices for export commodities last month.
R&D policy under fire
The sale of a technology company to a British buyer has reignited debate over the Government's approach to research and development funding and Kiwi firms shifting overseas.
Mood grim on sheep and beef farms
Dry weather and the high kiwi dollar are causing "a deepening pessimism" to spread among sheep and beef farmers.
Kiwis sour on foreign investment
New Zealanders are showing a rising resistance to overseas investors, a business survey has found.
The 30-year power price hike
Kiwi power prices have increased at twice the rate of most other countries over the past three decades.
Listings low, asking prices soar
A slight rebound in the number of new home listings last month did little to alleviate pressure in the property market.
Hillside worker from first day to last
Marking 50 years of work at the Hillside foundry, Roger Parsons yesterday poured the last KiwiRail cast on site before heading to his local for a beer.
Sacked liquor worker gets $62,000
Alcohol company Independent Liquor sacked an employee over allegations of drunken misbehaviour at a Fight For Life charity boxing match it sponsored.
Brian Fallow: Looser policy opens can of worms
The idea that an overvalued exchange rate is the fault of the monetary policy framework has hardened into dogma, writes Brian Fallow.
Business clients help Mighty River Power grow
Mighty River Power experienced 12 per cent growth in sales in the three months to December 31.
Big pay rises forecast for skilled workers
Salaries in high-demand industries are expected to rise by as much as $20,000 a year as New Zealand's talent pool dries up.
More cuts in the post, bosses hint
New Zealand Post will not rule out further cuts to mail services and Post Shops after outlining plans to move to three-day-a-week letter deliveries.
Innovation body ready to launch
Callaghan Innovation - a new organisation aimed at boosting economic growth - launches this week but isn't likely to roll out any new programmes for at least six months.
Inquiry: CEOs slam killer dollar
The high dollar is killing us and hollowing out a vital part of the economy. That's the message from chief executives at the parliamentary inquiry into manufacturing.
New body aims to boost trade links between Kiwi firms and Africa
A new organisation has been set up to promote trade between this country and the African continent - home to many of the world's fastest growing economies.
Damien Grant: I'd rather a better phone than feed a hungry child
About 270,000 Kiwi children live in poverty, according to a report by the Children's Commissioner last month.
Latest tax figures show lukewarm labour market
The latest tax figures offer some hope that the labour market is not quite as grim as official statistics portray.