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Mark Fryer
Editor - The Business

Editor, The Business, NZ Herald

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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The beast is back: Inflation, interest rates and housing
Markets

The beast is back: Inflation, interest rates and housing

30 Dec 04:00 PM
Book review: Gripping ... but what's the big picture?
Entertainment

Book review: Gripping ... but what's the big picture?

07 Apr 05:00 PM

The late James McNeish sets out the subject of his final book right from its opening line.

Books: Expert guided tour through rich history
Lifestyle

Books: Expert guided tour through rich history

06 Feb 05:00 PM

To modern eyes, the little wagon in a Berlin museum looks like a model of an old horse-drawn cart. Solidly made, about as big as a baby's cot, it is in fact a handcart, to be pulled by people, not animals.

Book review: England and Other Stories
Lifestyle

Book review: England and Other Stories

19 Sep 06:00 PM
Funding squeeze slows biotech firm's progress
Business

Funding squeeze slows biotech firm's progress

10 Oct 04:30 PM
Less-than-perfect pitch still paid off
Business

Less-than-perfect pitch still paid off

10 Oct 04:30 PM
Book Review: Non-fiction books
Lifestyle

Book Review: Non-fiction books

29 Mar 05:00 PM
Book Review: Non-fiction books
Lifestyle

Book Review: Non-fiction books

15 Feb 05:00 PM
2012: The way it was
Opinion

2012: The way it was

24 Dec 04:30 PM

How the business world was in 2012.

Book Review: The Big Short
Entertainment

Book Review: The Big Short

28 Jul 04:00 PM
Chaos breaches Mumbai's oasis of calm
World

Chaos breaches Mumbai's oasis of calm

27 Nov 03:00 PM
<i>Mark Fryer:</i> Off-line? Better check with OnRail
Business

<i>Mark Fryer:</i> Off-line? Better check with OnRail

27 Jun 04:00 PM
China: Heaven can wait
Travel

China: Heaven can wait

21 May 05:00 PM
London's black cabs to be made in China
Manufacturing

London's black cabs to be made in China

05 Oct 08:39 AM
Lines in the sand
Travel

Lines in the sand

29 Apr 07:50 AM
<EM>Get Moving:</EM> Roading engineers use their blocks
New Zealand

<EM>Get Moving:</EM> Roading engineers use their blocks

15 Aug 10:49 AM
Washing up in Mumbai
Travel

Washing up in Mumbai

16 Feb 12:49 AM
<i>Greg Dixon's weekend</i>
New Zealand

<i>Greg Dixon's weekend</i>

10 Sep 09:48 PM
<I>Tim Cahill:</I> Hold The Enlightenment
Travel

<I>Tim Cahill:</I> Hold The Enlightenment

27 Apr 01:46 AM
City businesses lose confidence
Business

City businesses lose confidence

22 Mar 10:58 AM
<i>Mark Fryer:</i> Beware Cullen's quiet scheme
Business

<i>Mark Fryer:</i> Beware Cullen's quiet scheme

16 Mar 09:04 AM
<i>Mark Fryer:</i> Glitches take the shine off at NZX
Business

<i>Mark Fryer:</i> Glitches take the shine off at NZX

09 Mar 08:26 AM
APN News lifts profit to $116m
Media and marketing

APN News lifts profit to $116m

02 Mar 08:56 AM
Panel sends NZX a please explain
Companies

Panel sends NZX a please explain

19 Feb 09:03 AM
The business of imputation
New Zealand

The business of imputation

30 Jan 06:40 AM
Homing in on retirement
New Zealand

Homing in on retirement

23 Jan 07:15 AM
Larry Ellison book reveals his loathing of Bill Gates
Business

Larry Ellison book reveals his loathing of Bill Gates

26 Dec 08:53 AM
Foreign pursuits
New Zealand

Foreign pursuits

19 Dec 07:25 AM
<i>Clyde Prestowitz:</i> Rogue Nation
Lifestyle

<i>Clyde Prestowitz:</i> Rogue Nation

18 Dec 06:22 AM
<I>Personal finance:</I> AMP dismembered
New Zealand

<I>Personal finance:</I> AMP dismembered

05 Dec 07:46 AM
Keeping tabs on costs
New Zealand

Keeping tabs on costs

21 Nov 08:06 AM
Baby boomers beat the X generation to retirement riches
New Zealand

Baby boomers beat the X generation to retirement riches

21 Nov 08:03 AM
<i>Greg Critser:</i> Fat Land
Lifestyle

<i>Greg Critser:</i> Fat Land

13 Nov 06:24 AM
Banking blues
New Zealand

Banking blues

07 Nov 07:51 AM
Rates go up and ... away
New Zealand

Rates go up and ... away

31 Oct 06:40 AM
Mortgage funds good for security but growth's a problem
New Zealand

Mortgage funds good for security but growth's a problem

24 Oct 07:36 AM
Relief for investors as managed funds recover
Companies

Relief for investors as managed funds recover

17 Oct 08:01 AM
Protection blunts the market's fangs
New Zealand

Protection blunts the market's fangs

17 Oct 07:04 AM
Fund jockeys in firing line
New Zealand

Fund jockeys in firing line

10 Oct 06:05 AM
Counting the cost of world shares
New Zealand

Counting the cost of world shares

03 Oct 07:47 AM
Organising finances as easy as surfing the web
New Zealand

Organising finances as easy as surfing the web

21 Sep 08:38 AM
Managed funds clawing their way back into the black
New Zealand

Managed funds clawing their way back into the black

19 Sep 07:19 AM
All gain, no pain managed funds find increasing favour
New Zealand

All gain, no pain managed funds find increasing favour

16 Sep 08:39 PM
Household wealth growing
New Zealand

Household wealth growing

18 Jul 01:53 PM
Bigger bite on the cards
New Zealand

Bigger bite on the cards

11 Jul 07:50 AM
All gain and no pain - for a price
New Zealand

All gain and no pain - for a price

11 Jul 07:49 AM
Fund managers asked for sworn statements
Business

Fund managers asked for sworn statements

03 Jul 10:47 AM
When down means up
New Zealand

When down means up

27 Jun 07:32 AM
Managed funds take turn for the better
New Zealand

Managed funds take turn for the better

20 Jun 01:08 PM
Personal finance: Playing it safe
New Zealand

Personal finance: Playing it safe

13 Jun 10:59 AM
Bookie at your service
New Zealand

Bookie at your service

30 May 12:57 PM
View from the hole
New Zealand

View from the hole

16 May 06:08 AM
Safe as houses
New Zealand

Safe as houses

02 May 07:51 AM
Finding the right home for your money
New Zealand

Finding the right home for your money

02 May 07:50 AM
Super returns slump to all-time low
New Zealand

Super returns slump to all-time low

28 Apr 08:23 PM
Super returns slump to all-time low
Business

Super returns slump to all-time low

28 Apr 09:53 AM
Beyond the bank
New Zealand

Beyond the bank

25 Apr 05:30 AM
Going for gold
New Zealand

Going for gold

05 Apr 02:39 AM
Bears have a picnic in current market
New Zealand

Bears have a picnic in current market

04 Apr 07:56 AM
Cullen fund picked to skew NZ market
KiwiSaver

Cullen fund picked to skew NZ market

02 Apr 08:48 PM
Still waiting for the fall
New Zealand

Still waiting for the fall

09 Mar 07:37 PM
Awards add twinkle to a year many would rather forget
New Zealand

Awards add twinkle to a year many would rather forget

14 Feb 08:39 AM
'Nigerian' letter scammers should get a spellchecker
New Zealand

'Nigerian' letter scammers should get a spellchecker

07 Feb 06:51 AM
<i>Summer reading: </i>Mole-catcher's secret
Lifestyle

<i>Summer reading: </i>Mole-catcher's secret

06 Jan 11:10 AM
Christmas card crazy
New Zealand

Christmas card crazy

15 Dec 07:23 PM
NZ's household debt at $80 billion and rising
New Zealand

NZ's household debt at $80 billion and rising

13 Dec 08:55 AM
Learning the hard lessons
New Zealand

Learning the hard lessons

29 Nov 07:27 AM
Aussie rules may benefit us
New Zealand

Aussie rules may benefit us

22 Nov 04:41 AM
Market ripe for finance on web
New Zealand

Market ripe for finance on web

20 Nov 07:38 PM
Market ripe for finance on web
Business

Market ripe for finance on web

20 Nov 07:57 AM
Tower investors taught a timely lesson
New Zealand

Tower investors taught a timely lesson

15 Nov 06:21 AM
Raising children cheaper in bulk
New Zealand

Raising children cheaper in bulk

01 Nov 06:29 AM
Retail managed funds suffer investors' snub
New Zealand

Retail managed funds suffer investors' snub

28 Oct 08:10 PM
Retail managed funds suffer investors' snub
Companies

Retail managed funds suffer investors' snub

28 Oct 08:23 AM
Taking the long view of investment
New Zealand

Taking the long view of investment

25 Oct 04:31 AM
Don't look back
New Zealand

Don't look back

18 Oct 05:43 AM
Saving at bottom of pile
Business

Saving at bottom of pile

10 Sep 01:35 PM
Spooked investors pull their cash out of managed funds
New Zealand

Spooked investors pull their cash out of managed funds

28 Jul 08:18 PM
Spooked investors pull their cash out of managed funds
Companies

Spooked investors pull their cash out of managed funds

26 Jul 08:16 AM
Nightmare on Wall Street
New Zealand

Nightmare on Wall Street

26 Jul 06:34 AM
Thrift can elude even the wealthy
New Zealand

Thrift can elude even the wealthy

21 Jul 08:35 PM
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