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Maureen Case - the golden touch
Brand-building businesswoman Maureen Case epitomises the modern approach to selling luxury.

PR spin costs Solid Energy $48k
Well-connected lobbyists Saunders Unsworth worked with Solid Energy, Treasury and Cabinet Ministers to thwart questions about the company's problems.

John Drinnan: Why receivership for TV3?
As TV3 and MediaWorks heads into another period of upheaval the question is why its bankers used receivership to restructure the firm.

Treasury not fast enough on Solid Energy
An independent review of events leading to Solid Energy's near-collapse has raised questions over Treasury's response to early warning signs of trouble.

Are Kiwis workplace slackers?
Most New Zealand workers say they could be more productive in their jobs if they had better management, more motivation, and greater recognition in the workplace.

Success: Home building still in the family
Lockwood's third generation says sticking to what they do best is working.

Success: Oz move builds on NZ foundation
Kiwi architects say diversifying abroad will strengthen firm.

Dirty execs call in image cleaners
In the middle of the biggest anti-corruption campaign for years.

Defence points finger at Zespri
A China importer says Zespri stood to gain more than it did by understating the value of kiwifruit for customs duty purposes.

Robyn Pearce: The lament of the bored employee
Always think long-term - and take every opportunity to upskill.

Toughen up, directors told
Consensus culture is "out of control" in New Zealand boardrooms and directors need to toughen up and share their views, says top Kiwi director Michael Stiassny.

Questions hang over 2degrees' future
2degrees lost a guiding hand with the death of chief executive Eric Hertz at a time when the company faces the challenge of getting revenues to match its customer share.

Mighty pay hike for board
Mighty River Power directors are to get a 73 per cent pay rise, it has been confirmed ahead of the release of offer documents for the company's partial float tomorrow.

$71m deal for council's North Shore HQ
A former Takapuna Grammar student, who migrated from Malaysia 12 years ago, has just completed one of this year's biggest commercial property deals.

2degrees names interim chief executive
2degrees chairman Stewart Sherriff, who flew into New Zealand from the United States this morning, is taking over as interim chief executive following Eric Hertz's death.