My mother had clinical depression. As a consequence, I experienced difficult and upsetting moments in my childhood - none more so than when she was absent from home, residing in a psychiatric hospital.

As the end of the year approaches, deadlines get closer and the pressure starts to mount. It's easy to find ourselves working long coffee-fuelled hours and feeling near the end of our tether.

Diane Stanbra founded Picnic Box in late 2011. The Auckland-based firm creates boutique boxed picnic food for functions and events.

A dramatic rise in the number of rest-home caregivers working on temporary visas is raising concerns about disruption to the lives of vulnerable rest-home residents.

James McCarthy is CEO of Spidertracks, an aviation safety company, which was incorporated in 2007.

The apology from State Services boss Iain Rennie to the complainant at the centre of the Roger Sutton affair and public servants in general has been welcomed by his minister, Paula Bennett - but she has indicated another slip-up will cost him his job.

Nic Gibbens is the CEO of Wellington-based mobile apps firm PaperKite, which he founded in March 2010.

Holidays. They should be a time to recharge, relax and enjoy a change of pace. But the hardest part can be the unwinding, breaking the routine ... and turning the mobile phone off.

There's a key question anyone mulling over a new business concept needs to ask themselves: can this business afford to pay me?

Photographer Gerhard Egger is based in Paradise Valley on the outskirts of Rotorua.

Gretchen Bunny is managing director of AgRecord, an IT company that she runs from her farm office near Porangahau in Central Hawke’s Bay.

He's 28 and a former mechanic - but had to go to jail to learn that it's useful to save some of your money.

Wrights Wines is based in Gisborne and produces premium, low-allergen, organic wines.

Joyce Russell answers reader questions about pursuing a job lead, the threat of being fired and leveraging offers.

Disruption is shaking up the existing order in today's workplaces. The aim of Frog Recruitment's final iNTRAPRENEUR breakfast for 2014 was to find out if we need to panic about the breakthrough disruptions that are reshaping the world of work.

Sarah Campbell and Dave Kirk-Jones are the owners of Pah Road Accommodation based in Riwaka, just outside of Motueka.

A fast food worker alleges she was forced to carry on working despite suffering broken ribs and coughing up blood in front of customers.

A handful of businesses explain the challenges and benefits of operating from the countryside in this week's Your Business series.

An unhappy and miserable boss can be infectious and rub off on employees. New Massey University research found leaders who reported they were depressed were more likely to have unhappy staff.

Donna Hamilton and her husband Stuart run Muriwai-based tourism company Coast to Coast Tours.

Deadly Ponies is an Auckland-based company that produces leather handbags and small accessories.

Shaun Cloustan says the human race isn't getting any smaller, so everybody has to think about the way they do things.

We Compost collects around 500 tonnes of compostable waste each year, helping customers avoid about 270 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

A Curriculum Vitae or CV is your calling card to prospective employers - it is there to attract attention so you get that all-important interview.

An increasing number of Kiwi firms are trying to keep staff healthy by shouting breakfast or fruit, running exercise or weight loss challenges.

Sustainability is a buzzword you hear often in business, but it's a topic where there can sometimes be more talk than walk.

A number of women working with former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) boss Roger Sutton made informal approaches about sexual harassment.

The woman who filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment against her boss Roger Sutton was driven to take a stand because of what she says was similar treatment of other women at the organisation.