This column highlights a "blinding flash of insight" business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.

A decision to allow a former P addict and convicted methamphetamine smuggler back into the classroom has been slammed by the Early Childhood Council.

A former childcare worker and P addict caught smuggling methamphetamine into New Zealand has been cleared by her professional body to return to the classroom.

Yesterday changes to flexible work arrangements came into effect with the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2014 extending the legal right to ask for flexible working arrangements from caregivers only, to all employees.

Depending on your job and ambition, the importance of making good decisions under pressure can vary.

Jim McLay, New Zealand's representative at the United Nations in New York, will be replaced in May by career diplomat Gerard van Bohemen after Mr McLay's second term ends, Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced.

Mark Powell says "healthy societies need healthy businesses and healthy businesses need healthy societies".

Parents of many school leavers will find it hard to relate to the working demands faced by their children.

A principal at a private West Auckland school who admitted slapping a 14-year-old boy with the back of his hand has avoided conviction.

At least two Government ministers were told an unnamed MP was being investigated before last year's election.

Being a teacher doesn't just mean losing your patience with unruly pupils - it can also mean losing your voice.

The start of the year is a great time to take stock of your professional life, and ask yourself: "What do I want to be doing for my career in 2025?"

Those who love seeing cricket balls form comet trails out of the bowler's hand can rest easy for now - Adam Milne is still in World Cup contention despite his side strain.

Getting back into the new year of work after a holiday can be hard. It's normal to want to stay on holiday - but the point is that most people need to make money to survive.

Sometimes, we do major things that aren't authentic to ourselves, often to please someone else. We see short-term gain but it very quickly becomes apparent that we've made a poor decision.

Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty has announced his retirement from professional triathlon after 15 years.

There are aspects of playing rugby that are not dissimilar to coaching. I believe in leading people by making sure that I have a connection with everyone I am involved with and giving them the trust and belief to do their job well.

Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour lasted seconds. The controversy surrounding how it ended continues to echo years later. Read about it here in his own words.

Ulrika Holmquist has crossed the globe to chase her dream of becoming a jockey. The 21-year-old from from Sweden moved to New Zealand when she finished high school.

Joe Cocker, who has died aged 70, was a Sheffield-born singer who came to be considered one of the greatest white blues and soul vocalists...

In the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to his lair.

The Wellington Phoenix will hit Eden Park this evening in rich attacking form and the man on the money is striker Nathan Burns.