Government hacking reaches new levels
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen on government spy agencies cracking security software in order to hack and surveil targets.
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen on government spy agencies cracking security software in order to hack and surveil targets.
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....
The Greek Government is playing a dangerous game of chicken with the European creditors they owe a lot of money to.
Graham McGregor's tips for collecting and using persuasive testimonials to boost your business.
Right now we have an opportunity to play a part in influencing the future direction of the wider region and, through co-operation with our American friends, writes Simon Power.
Cold calling for new insurance customers - or just churning? David Chaplin investigates. Cold-calling is a legitimate, if irritating, sales technique. And insurance, as everyone knows, is sold, not bought.
Expansion constraints now mean the city and its port are about to head off in entirely different economic directions, their futures divided by widespread opposition, writes Anne Gibson.
Shopping on a tablet? You may feel like your finds are already yours – even before you buy them.
One fact is often overlooked amid all the hype about business opportunities in China.
My position is fairly straightforward. I'm pro business, want to see the port do well and believe that it's an important part of Auckland's infrastructure.
It is crunch time for Greece. Again. Yes, you've heard that before, probably many times since the country's debt crisis first blew up around 2009.
Under KiwiSaver legislation, owning land is treated the same as owning a house — you are considered to have purchased an Estate in Land.
This week's news from Auckland's housing market must have terrified first-home buyers and delighted property owners.
Monday was an important day for the NZX because it passed all responsibilities for the maintenance, calculation and dissemination of its indices to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Here’s how to turn your spare bedroom into a money machine.
Mary Holm says Auckland house prices and shares may look a bit bubbly, but it’s better to focus on what you want and go for it.
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.
JPMorgan's hat tip to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund was PR manna from heaven after all the hoo-haa a few months back over its ill-fated Portuguese excursion.
Even though it's 70 years since World War II ended, my home still resonates with traces of the event, thanks to my purchase of a robotic vacuum cleaner that responds only in German.
The Government will face the political heat from Kiwi farmers if dairy liberalisation does not feature as a major win for New Zealand exporters in the Trans Pacific Partnership.
David Chaplin has a look at the surprising slump in KiwiSaver sign-ups after the Govt's removal of the $1000 kickstart.
The future of TV3 news and current affairs rests on the success of the new current affairs show called Story, writes John Drinnan.
A big wave of Chinese cash is heading our way. Is New Zealand prepared for a massive $10b to drop on the property market?
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen on Taylor Swift's powerful polemic against Apple's plans to withhold payment to artists.
David Chaplin looks at the recent Milford Asset settlement - do we know enough about what happened?
Graham McGregor looks at how you might be missing out on larger ways of increasing profits.
Brace yourself for life with a less valuable dollar. It won't be easy, we've grown used to the buying power that a strong currency brings.
There is a vast gulf between what business tools can do; and how people actually them, says Debbie Mayo-Smith.
We spend a lot more using credit cards than we would with cash. How much more? A number of studies show how and why people spend more on credit than with cash, but there's no consensus as to how much.