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<i>Media:</i> World conquest on menu for Langbein
New Zealand is getting its own Julia Child. Cooking and food writer Annabel Langbein has signed a global licensing deal with international TV distributor Fremantle Media Enterprises.
<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Health costs far scarier than bill for super
The scariest part of the long-term fiscal projections the Treasury released last week is the discussion of health-care costs, writes Brian Fallow.
<i>Ross Crotty:</i> Courts not always the best solution
Heading to the courts is not always the best solution in industrial disputes, says employment lawyer Ross Crotty.
<i>Gill South</i>: Family values pay dividend when the times get tough
Historically, says Gill South, family businesses do better during downturns.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Who wants to hunt for younger men?
Deborah Hill Cone examines the cult of the 'cougars' who pursue younger men.
<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: KiwiSaver big and important success
KiwiSaver, which now has 1,189,597 contributing members, is a huge success.
<i>Audrey Young:</i> Key plans pitch on free trade deal to Japanese
John Key will make a bold pitch for a free-trade agreement between Japan and New Zealand tonight.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Lucky country moving further out of reach
How can we expect an Australian standard of living when their productivity is about 40 per cent higher than ours, asks Brian Fallow.
<i>Rob Cameron:</i> Building a bridge over troubled investment waters
Many New Zealanders don't trust the finance sector - financial advisers and the companies that provide investment products.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Free trade deal buoys Fonterra
Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden says the dairy co-operative will step up investment within Asia because of the Malaysian free trade deal.