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<i>Media</i>: Losing the plot over Jackson's Hobbit
Sir Peter Jackson is being cast as Gandalf in a row about payment for actors...
<i>Stock Takes</i>: Tasty pickings
It's not just Chinese investors looking to buy NZ food companies.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Decision will have impact on consumers
The Commerce Commission has a big call to make by the end of the year.
<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: It's the message that matters, not the postman
How do we generate more new business cheaply and easily? That's the magic pill businesses are looking for. Some might feel social media is the answer.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Small town software has fans in high places
International flagbearer for open-source movement began with a librarian's quest to save money.
Deborah Hill Cone:Thanks for coming, now leave us alone
Exports, not fawning over foreign visitors, is what we should focus on.
<i>Gill South</i>: Doing it rough for the night
Fundraiser to aid the homeless gives executives the chance to do good, and be better role models.
<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Calls that bring prospects in from the cold
The biggest problem with cold-calling is the almost 100 per cent rejection rate just waiting for you. But cold-calling works, has always worked and will always work, if you
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Industry of the future celebrates its half-century
The Computer Society hits 50. One man has been a member most of the way.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Wall Street's villain emasculated
Forget redemption - Gordon Gekko needs to rediscover his manhood.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Better to give, not just receive
This week I am playing it safe with an easy target. Let's hear it for receivers.