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Kiwis doubling up on screen time
Watching television while simultaneously browsing the net on a smartphone, tablet or laptop is becoming the new norm in New Zealand living rooms, according to Google.
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Cathay Pacific optimistic over NZ
A top ranking Cathay Pacific executive is upbeat about the airline's New Zealand route and its global strategy despite flying into a rough financial patch in the first half of the year.
![Mayo-Smith: Speaking to your phone and other tidbits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mayo-Smith: Speaking to your phone and other tidbits
Debbie Mayo-Smith knows as soon as her kids grow up, they'll make fun of her.
![Beer ad 'an insult' to industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beer ad 'an insult' to industry
A new craft beer by Lion has been banned by a retailer because its advertising material is "an insult to a great industry".
![Stock Takes: Green light](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stock Takes: Green light
Looks like details of the long-awaited Mighty River Power float are set to be released on Monday with the Government raring to go after receiving the all clear from the Supreme Court.
![Aussie firm closing fashion stores](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussie firm closing fashion stores
Staff at women's clothing retailer Suzanne Grae are blaming the fashion brand's failure to gain traction in New Zealand on insufficient marketing and poorly performing stores in the big cities.
![Small business: Martin Howard - fund raising](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Martin Howard - fund raising
Espressoworkz sells automatic espresso machines and coffee beans to offices. It owns NZ roasted coffee range Eden Coffee plus has strong wholesale and retail business lines to compliment its office business.
![Plain smoke packets get go-ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plain smoke packets get go-ahead
New Zealand has become the second country in the world to approve plain cigarette packets.
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NZ to introduce plain packaging
The Government is expecting legal challenges over plain cigarette packaging and has warned they could cost taxpayers up to $6 million.
![British actor Blessed to front new ASB ads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
British actor Blessed to front new ASB ads
British actor Brian Blessed has been picked as the new look of the ASB Bank.
![Small business: Mike Cooper - challenger brands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Mike Cooper - challenger brands
New Zealand businesses need to be more ambitious in expanding their brands overseas and should adopt challenger thinking to get there, said Mike Cooper, Global CEO of media agency, PHD visiting New Zealand this week.
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Seller beware - smart customers have changed the rules
Better-informed customers have changed the rules of the sales game argues a new book on the part of persuasion argues..
![Debbie Mayo-Smith: What happens when they walk through your door?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Debbie Mayo-Smith: What happens when they walk through your door?
How much money does a business spend trying to get customers? Trying to get people to cross their threshold? When that happens - why ignore them?