BusinessPlanning more important in uncertain timesMaking plans for your financial future is hard enough at the best of times, but when there are lots of unknowns it is even more difficult. There 09 Sep 03:11 AM
BusinessDollars and senseToo many people are scared of money. Most of us like to have it, spend it - even save it. But far too many seem to think that 09 Sep 03:03 AM
BusinessSchemes adjust as investors ageMy KiwiSaver is with ANZ. Upon turning 61 I received a letter from them stating my funds have now been transferred from a conservative/balanced 09 Sep 02:57 AM
BusinessHarpers label win puts winery on world mapHawke's Bay's Font Studio scored the winning design for the 2016 Harpers Design Awards, the only New Zealand entry to win an award 06 Sep 12:56 AM
BusinessRascals properties on the marketEarly-childhood education company Evolve Education Group has put its Rascals Childcare buildings on the market for a sale-and-lease-back. The 06 Sep 12:14 AM
BusinessBay firm completes seven-figure Weta contractWeta Digital's new Wellington offices are complete, thanks to a collective Hawke's Bay effort. Taradale shop fitters Your Solutions 05 Sep 11:41 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayDesign by natureDavid Trubridge's family wanted to see the world in the 1970s so they sold everything, leaving behind his "pretty good business" designing 05 Sep 08:03 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayOwner prepares to rebuild businessA Napier business owner rebuilding after an employee had her hand so deep in the till she nearly sent it under.04 Sep 11:32 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayKitchen whizzes are topsTwo students from St John's College scooped the grand prize in the final of the National Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge (NSSCC) 03 Sep 08:31 PM
BusinessSmall steps to achieve your big pictureIt's great to have big, audacious goals to achieve. Perhaps you want to retire early, become financially free, or become a multi-millionaire. To 02 Sep 02:53 AM
BusinessPossible to transfer Aussie fundsI worked in Australia for six years during the 1990s. Now back here, I am contributing to the Kiwi Wealth KiwiSaver scheme. About 02 Sep 02:43 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayBlackmail charges laid after threatsA number of New Zealand companies received threats in July, sparking a police investigation.31 Aug 09:36 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayAaron Drew: Counting the costs of campylobacterOur family of five were some of the early casualties of the gastro outbreak in Havelock North. It required time off work, doctor 30 Aug 04:46 AM
BusinessYealands sale won't halt expansionYealands is expanding in Hawke's Bay, despite putting its Crossroads winery and three vineyards on the market, says Yealands Wine 29 Aug 11:07 PM
OpinionWater crisis shows importance of insuranceCOMMENT: Insurance cover for some businesses 'does not kick in unless a state of emergency is declared,' writes Michael Naylor.29 Aug 06:40 PM
BusinessBay fine place to make a PieAT FIRST Pie Funds founder Mike Taylor can't answer why he became interested in investing. "My parents ask the same question," he 29 Aug 05:36 AM
BusinessFrom wild China to Havelock NorthThe whole train disappeared. The engines, the carriages and the contents of a five-star Beijing hotel. "We were involved with the 29 Aug 05:23 AM
BusinessDon't skip checks when buying a houseYou don't have to look far to find news stories about the hot property market. Some houses are being snapped up virtually before they've 26 Aug 03:13 AM
BusinessTop tips for your 50s heading to retirementWhether you plan to keep working after becoming eligible for NZ Superannuation or not, 65 still looms as the defining age for retirement26 Aug 03:07 AM
BusinessPaying off mortgage or KiwiSaver?I am 65 years of age and working fulltime. I am still contributing to KiwiSaver and my employer will continue to contribute until 26 Aug 03:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayBusinesses not buying consumer confidence reportA new report blames low consumer confidence for a poorly performing Hawke's Bay economy but local business stalwarts disagree. The 26 Aug 02:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayCouncil, Govt to give $200,000 for Havelock North businessesHavelock North business affected by the Gastro Crisis will receive significant funding from the Hastings District Council and the 26 Aug 12:01 AM
BusinessTaste of Harvard changes mind-setA recent week-long version of a Harvard MBA programme for professional services firms has changed the mind-set of Moore Stephens Markhams 22 Aug 11:45 PM
BusinessLockdown step missed: AcademicBoth businesses and people's health would have benefited from a lockdown in Havelock North when campylobacter was found in its water 22 Aug 11:41 PM
BusinessKeeping your business on trackIs your business on track? How can you be sure? If you don't use key performance indicators (KPIs) for your business maybe it's time 19 Aug 02:42 AM
BusinessWealth protection as important as creationCreating wealth takes time, effort and discipline, and also a willingness to defer spending and take calculated risks. It is not 19 Aug 02:39 AM
BusinessSuper funds can be transferredI am writing on behalf of my granddaughter. On graduating from university, she worked part-time and contributed to a default KiwiSaver 19 Aug 02:32 AM
Hawkes Bay TodaySmall businesses suffer in gastro crisisSmall businesses have been hurt by the gastro outbreak in Havelock North.17 Aug 11:41 PM
BusinessHastings leads Bay as Mecca for shoppersHastings is increasingly a shopping destination for Napier and Central Hawke's Bay shoppers, according to Marketview data. Hastings 16 Aug 12:41 AM
BusinessExpansion in services sector slowsNew Zealand's services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the economy, slowed in July to its lowest point in 20 months16 Aug 12:39 AM
BusinessReserve Bank tightens the screwsWill Rogers, an American cowboy, actor, author and newspaper columnist in the 1920s quipped: "It isn't what we don't know that gives 16 Aug 12:34 AM
BusinessTech hub to give Ahuriri new edgeNapier's Ahuriri will soon have its own slice of Silicon Valley, with a former wool store set to be transformed to the 3000sq m Tech 16 Aug 12:29 AM
BusinessGood and bad debtWe seem to spend our lives being told to pay off our debt faster, take less debt on and generally avoid having it hanging over our 12 Aug 02:14 AM
BusinessPayroll giving makes donating and claiming easyIt is tax refund time and if you have given funds to an approved charity or other donee organisation, you can bundle up your tax receipts 12 Aug 02:11 AM
