The latest wearable sensor technology from the University of Auckland will be combined with mechanisms that enable movement provided by Franhofer Institute.

Cathy Pope is the founder of Cathy Pope Jewellery. Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with her about marketing.

Kimberley Ramsay founded All Star Cheerleaders in 1999 and it’s now the biggest cheerleading school in the Southern Hemisphere.

Lisa Jansen is the marketing manager at business growth centre The Icehouse.

Siblings Sam and Nicky Walsh are the co-founders of Curate.

Nicky Shore is the founder and owner of the OFF chain of three specialist wax and brow bars in Auckland.

What could business leaders learn from a captain in a long-distance yacht race? Plenty, says Volom marketer Jason Willis.

Sip Mounlath is the owner of Mt Eden-based eatery Bolaven, which opened in May and has 15 staff.

Natalie Le Gal and her husband Romain are the owners of two Auckland-based French eateries - L’Assiette and La Fourchette.

The winners are in control. They are winners because they deserve to be winners.

Promotion used to mean climbing the ladder of an organisational hierarchy, when the ladders had many more rungs than they do now.

Neill and Ceillhe Sperath are the owners of Auckland-based tour company TIME Unlimited Tours.

It's unlikely that an individual review could make or break a business. But it's important to be prompt and take it seriously.

A union has attacked "antipathy" against forestry workers and their representatives, as a safety review pins the blame for the industry's high fatality rate on everyone involved.

Greg Harford is general manager of public affairs for Retail NZ, the New Zealand retailers’ association.

It is a pity that almost the first legislative act of the Government's new term is an act abolishing mandatory "tea breaks" for workers.

Delia Gill is the owner of Wellington-based business IT specialist IT Engine, which currently has 12 staff.

Companies wanting to stay competitive in a fast-changing business environment need open and innovative workplaces, says TakeOn chief executive Paul Stewart.

"I don't know a lot about tea breaks, I've never had one," writes Mike Hosking. "If you live for a tea break, you're in the wrong job."

Companies are rolling out the welcome mat for its employees' parents to stoke higher engagement among employees.

John (Mac) Macpherson is the owner of Havelock North-based online wine retailer Advintage, which employs eight staff.

Planning is the key to ensuring the Christmas holiday period runs smoothly as Emma Bidois of Summer Supply explains.

Most low-wage workers battle big corporations, but home health-care workers deal with a different beast: the state, which ultimately pays their wages.

Established in 2011 Petra Bettjeman Jewellery's retail range is designed and crafted in Petra's Auckland workshop.

Diversity in the workforce is a polarising issue at times. During the recent election there was a lot of comment about the extent to which women, Pasifika and Maori, among other groups, should have their voices guaranteed in legislation.

The best workplaces in NZ - as rated by employees - have been named, so we asked them what made it such a great place to work.

Rachel Sloane is the owner and creative director of jewellery brand Naveya & Sloane, which she founded with partner Alex Bunnet in late 2009.