SME owners often don't understand the need for, or value of, an independent director. Kare Johnstone offers seven tips.

Put your chief executive live on a Twitter chat? Great idea - until he starts tweeting.

The head of Auckland University's medical school has received international recognition for his work in patient safety.

A casual chat with the right person can give you that networking edge .

Solid Energy has secured its restructuring deal with most of its banks and the Government following a series of meetings today in Christchurch.

An intellectually impaired man was mistreated by caregivers at a respite facility, highlighting "multiple failings" in his care.

The Government has loaned stricken state owned coal miner Solid Energy $100 million as part of a restructuring package announced this morning.

Having put their collective feet up on the desk as they contemplate retirement, baby boomers have been overtaken by Gen Xer as the most productive generation.

Two dairy farmers, a stock agent and a trucking company have been prosecuted for putting 25 cows through a hellish trip to the slaughterhouse.

Software billionaire Larry Ellison skipped his own company's conference to watch today's dramatic America's Cup sailing action.

Transpower has appointed chemical company executive Alison Andrew to replace chief executive Patrick Strange.

Questions are being raised inside Maori Television about the appointment process for a new chief executive.

For a man who claims to have become an accountant out of sheer laziness, Paul Chambers has a lot on his plate.