COMMENT: Approval hurdle could help ensure proper thought went into forming businesses.

Kerensa Johnston - mother, lawyer, Maori rights activist - has added chief executive to her list of accomplishments.

When Megan started working at Macca's at the age of 14, it was supposed to be an after-school job. Now she's turned it into a career.

South African-born comedian Urzila Carlson tells of her childhood escape from her abusive father, the reasons she became a Kiwi.

Women are being branded an untapped resource in filling the national trades shortage, as a new company seeks to get women into the construction industry.

Concerns that students who could potentially be quality vets are being turned away has prompted Massey Uni to give the qualification a major overhaul.

COMMENT: Through a plumbing apprenticeship young people are setting themselves up for a career where there is huge demand for their skills.

Damon Stapleton is one of the world's most awarded advertising creatives. The South African migrant now helms DDB New Zealand.

New Zealand's top money men and women are not satisfied with reaching the peak of their financial career - many also want to be the

The chance to take the top job was 'too good to be true', Inland Revenue boss Naomi Ferguson tells Tamsyn Parker.

John Funnell was the search-and-rescue pilot who has saved the lives of thousands of victims, clocking up a staggering 19,000 hours of flight time.

All Black Aaron Smith faces a tough road to shake the shame of his sex scandal.

The Trumps of NZ have expressed mixed opinions on the US presidential candidate - one wants to sue him for defamation, one thinks he's what the US needs.

WATCH: Successful New Zealand fashion designer, Kharl WiRepa from Rotorua opens up about his life before and after his addiction to meth.

Support helps women get to the top, but so does taking your chances, an aspiring CEO tells Tamsyn Parker.

High school in 2016 has become a playground for the logistical mastermind.

Building the $35 million ASB Waterfront Theatre has been the biggest challenge yet for Auckland's 'Mr Theatre' Alun Larsen.

It wasn't until Seng was 33 years old when he fulfilled his modelling dream at New York Fashion Week, but it hasn't been an easy ride.

Even in the long-established tea and coffee trade, there's still room for innovation.

Friends, family, colleagues, colleagues' family members - nosy nurse looked at their medical notes.

Whanganui 21-year-old Patrick Richardson has celebrated his formal commissioning as a Royal Navy Officer on parade at Britannia Royal

It is a tough task for teenagers to make sound decisions about their career path.

Labour wants careers advice to be more professional.

COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that both parents take equal responsibility for their children? Or that their workplaces support them equally?

When Kiwi Tom Currie quit his job to become a full-time Pokemon hunter he had no idea it could turn out to be the best career move he has ever made.

Stacey Walker is a rare breed - a woman who's happiest wearing her hi-vis vest.

Auckland's sky-high house prices were the catalyst for a former advertising executive to chuck in a 20-year career and pick up tools.

You wouldn't think giving kids good career advice was an overly difficult job; and yet, here we are.

Providing these opportunities not only strengthens the knowledge and skills of their employees, but also helps retain their top talent.

Arne Sorenson recently shared his views on what employers are looking for in their new hires at an event at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.