A block of state housing land for sale in Sandringham is ripe for a townhouse development that could net a developer $28 million, a property expert has predicted.

A new craft beer by Lion has been banned by a retailer because its advertising material is "an insult to a great industry".

Would small business professionalism benefit from adoption of a corporate culture?

Carl's Jr operator Andy Puzder says he is proud to bring good quality food and service to poorer areas - and at 63 he still eats plenty of his firm's burgers.

New Zealand consumers are outpacing those in the rest of the world in terms of the uptake of American burger brand Carl's Jr, according to the global boss of the business.

Staff at women's clothing retailer Suzanne Grae are blaming the fashion brand's failure to gain traction in New Zealand on insufficient marketing and poorly performing stores in the big cities.

The boy who has featured in the shave-your-head-for-cancer campaign since 2011 is in remission from his serious blood disease.

Telecom is promoting generalised technology tips in an advertising campaign that could be as useful to Vodafone or 2degrees customers as its own customers.

Espressoworkz sells automatic espresso machines and coffee beans to offices. It owns NZ roasted coffee range Eden Coffee plus has strong wholesale and retail business lines to compliment its office business.

New Zealand has become the second country in the world to approve plain cigarette packets.

The world knows us not only as New Zealand, but also as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, Godzone, or - more recently - Middle-earth.

The Government is expecting legal challenges over plain cigarette packaging and has warned they could cost taxpayers up to $6 million.

British actor Brian Blessed has been picked as the new look of the ASB Bank.

COCO MADEMOISELLE is here again, beautiful, independent and mischievous. With Keira Knightley and Alberto Ammann, directed by Joe Wright. Soundtrack : "It's a man's man's man's world" (James Brown, Betty Newsome), performed by Joss Stone. Courtesy: YouTube/CHANEL

I bought a wee Dale Frank [Australian painter] and we went on holiday to Spain and France. I'm certainly not rolling in it but we won't starve.

TV blogger Paul Casserly reviews the slew of new shows featuring former Outrageous Fortune cast members.

Adland faces a shake-up with key admen coming and going from creative agency Whybin\TBWA - the agency which holds the Tourism New Zealand 100 per cent Pure account.