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Helen Twose

Personal finance and KiwiSaver columnist at the NZ Herald

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Steve McCrone. Photo / File
BUSINESS

Executive Success: Planning for change

  • 10 Feb, 2017 6:00am
  • 5 minutes to read
It wasn't a 3am, lightbulb moment that set Steve McCrone on a different path, it was a realisation of the whirlwind change shaping today's business environment.
Valentino Luna Hernandez, Capital Coast District Health Board, sustainability officer. Photo / Supplied.
BUSINESS

Cost quest in good health

  • 18 Nov, 2016 5:00am
  • 5 minutes to read
Finding a remedy for high energy use is creating healthy connections between staff at Wellington's Capital Coast District Health Board. The
EECA's Pramesh Maharaj; Ray Pryor, technical director, Millennium Plastics; Plastics NZ's Mark Field, Simon Wilkinson, and Dennise Chapman. Photo / Supplied.
BUSINESS

Audit yields double payoff

  • 28 Oct, 2016 5:00am
  • 6 minutes to read
A brand new factory commissioned in 2000 gave Millennium Plastics the high tech edge but an energy audit less than a decade later
Hamilton-based locomotive engineer tina Flack, one of the drivers involved in KiwiRail's fuel -saving programme. Photo / Brendon O'Hagan
BUSINESS

People power key to efficiency

  • 29 Sep, 2016 5:00am
  • 6 minutes to read
Six steps to staff engagement 1: Set up a team. 2: Research attitudes and behaviour. 3: Identify actions and timelines. 4: Implement
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BUSINESS

Energy upgrade's double dividend

  • 26 Aug, 2016 5:00am
  • 6 minutes to read
A grand design for energy efficiency has paid dividends for both the tenant and owner in a Christchurch office makeover. When Goodman
The rise of the millennial generation makes sustainability more vital than ever, says Abbie Reynolds. Picture / Doug Sherring
BUSINESS

Twose: Taking nature into account

  • 26 Aug, 2016 5:00am
  • 5 minutes to read
COMMENT: You don't always know what you've got until it's gone, but a new tool is helping businesses appreciate the natural resources they use.
Trusts and companies cannot be members of a KiwiSaver scheme.
BUSINESS

There is a time limit on starting

  • 24 Jul, 2016 5:00am
  • 2 minutes to read
For those who have joined KiwiSaver prior to turning 65 there is no requirement to withdraw the funds or close your account once you are 65 or eligible to access the money.
Merilyn Havler started up Beauty Review to capture the fickle beauty product consumer.
BUSINESS

Online shoppers short on loyalty

  • 24 Jun, 2016 5:00am
  • 5 minutes to read
Adland's highly airbrushed images are no longer cutting it with today's beauty product fans, opening up new opportunities to get under the skin of consumers.
Steve Kirby, 41, has changed careers, prompted by his baby son's housing prospects in future years. Photo / Supplied
BUSINESS

Words give way to building tools

  • 19 Jun, 2016 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Auckland's sky-high house prices were the catalyst for a former advertising executive to chuck in a 20-year career and pick up tools.