EmploymentEntrepreneur, keep your pitch simple and specificA lot of entrepreneurs when pitching think they need to lead with a macro market and major problem they are solving. Keep it simple.26 Feb 01:00 AM
EmploymentHow unemployment warps your personalityNew research suggests extended joblessness could also dampen our personalities. And that can make it harder to find more work.26 Feb 12:20 AM
EmploymentBusiness Books: 'Bold' - how entrepreneurs will control world's fateBold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler26 Feb 12:20 AM
EconomyWealthy wall themselves offThere's growing economic segregation across the USA - wealth is concentrating in areas just as poverty does.25 Feb 11:00 PM
Official Cash RateAuckland property market still strongIn the last year, Auckland house prices were up 16 per cent and it is expected pressures will build up house prices even more.25 Feb 08:35 PM
EconomyStephen Tindall named NZer of the yearPhilanthropist and businessman Sir Stephen Tindall has been named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2015.25 Feb 06:31 PM
Official Cash RateWheeler criticises Auckland 'nimbys'Building height restrictions and NIMBY attitudes in inner Auckland are standing in the way of an response to Auckland's housing shortage, the Reserve Bank governor says.25 Feb 02:00 AM
Employment'Mean-spirited' rise in minimum wageUnion chief says 50-cent-an-hour lift in minimum wage is a slap in the face for the families of New Zealand.24 Feb 11:41 PM
OpinionRobyn PearceRobyn Pearce: The Tale of a Dragon - and it's not SmaugThe Time Queen shares her experience using voice recognition software to save hours typing documents.24 Feb 08:30 PM
EmploymentBarefoot Bishop's living wage crusadeWellington's barefooted Anglican Bishop Justin Duckworth has thrown his weight behind a campaign for a 'living wage' - recalibrated at $19.25 an hour.24 Feb 05:29 PM
EmploymentUS millennials won't lose recession scars anytime soonYoung people who entered the workforce during the recession will suffer financially for a long time yet.24 Feb 01:50 AM
EconomySweden: the mistake Yellen wants to avoidNo central banker today will raise interest rates without looking carefully at Sweden's example.24 Feb 01:35 AM
EconomySkyCity deal to make '$27m by 2017'SkyCity will have made $27 million out of the convention centre deal by 2017 without even turning the first sod, the Green Party claims.23 Feb 09:56 PM
EconomyEnglish shrugs off doubts over surplusHalfway through the Government's financial year its deficit at just under $1 billion was $381 million smaller than forecast last December.20 Feb 04:00 PM
EmploymentDoor open for women directorsRachel Farrant is used to being the only woman in the room, but says the door is open for more to join her.19 Feb 04:00 PM
EmploymentWhy complaining online feels so goodWe like feeling that the things that make us upset are considered upsetting by other people, as well.18 Feb 01:45 AM
EmploymentCanada's curious case of job securityJob security in Canada remains at elevated levels despite energy companies and retailers firing workers.18 Feb 01:30 AM
EmploymentWill robots make high-tech workers worse off?Robots can leave all future high-tech workers and, potentially, all future low-tech workers worse off.18 Feb 12:40 AM
EconomyIAG profits soar on settled seismic activityNew Zealand profit from the country's biggest general insurer, Insurance Australia Group, rose from $92 million to $193 million.17 Feb 10:25 PM
EconomyPeters: Investigate SkyCity shares tradeWinston Peters says the Financial Markets Authority must investigate "a huge volume" in trading of SkyCity shares.17 Feb 08:57 PM
OpinionRobyn PearceRobyn Pearce: Reward the behaviour you want more ofPraise people when they perform well and minimise your attention on activities you don't want them to focus on.17 Feb 08:30 PM
EconomyJapan hobbles out of recessionThe softness of Japan's rebound shows PM Abe's challenge to revive the economy from two decades of stagnation.17 Feb 08:00 PM
EconomyItaly is Europe's ticking time bombItaly has only grown 4 per cent - in total - since the euro was created 16 years ago.17 Feb 07:20 PM
EmploymentZero-hour contracts ban 'overreaction'Zero-hour contracts work well for some people and stamping out some of the worst aspects that can come with them is better than the "overreaction" of a total ban, the Government says.17 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Lister: Splitting investment helps cut the risksInvesting is never easy. When things look cheap it's usually because the economic climate looks dicey and there are many things that could go wrong, like in 2008.17 Feb 04:00 PM
EconomyConvention centre short on seatsThe capacity of the proposed Convention Centre falls under the limits the founding study on the project said was needed to make it viable for a return to the economy.17 Feb 04:00 PM
EmploymentWork out why you want to change jobsMany people start the new year thinking a change of job could be the key to a better 2015 - but sometimes it may be better to stay put.17 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionJane Kennelly: Don't trip over the big OE discussionAs with most employment situations, there's a good way to tackle announcing you're leaving for your OE and a not-so-good approach.16 Feb 08:30 PM
EconomySmall-house prices rising across cityThe expected price for smaller Auckland homes is continuing to increase, with Trade Me reporting a 26.5 per cent jump for properties of one and two bedrooms.16 Feb 04:00 PM
EconomyGrowth in Japan below expectationsJapan's economy expanded less than economists estimated in the fourth quarter, underlining the difficulty in stoking growth while export gains are undermined.16 Feb 04:00 PM
