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John Drinnan: Peters ramps up Hosking attack

Talk radio tends to have a conservative audience and when he appears in the Herald Hosking's opinion is one of many. But TV has a pervasive influence, writes John Drinnan.

Brian Fallow: Hard times behind the averages

Wherever you draw the line, too many children are going without, writes Brian Fallow.

Stock Takes: Fireworks in offing at AGMs

Chapman Tripp is predicting more fireworks than usual during the 2015 annual meeting season.

Inside Money: So long, readers

This is the final post for specialist finance blog Inside Money, writes David Chaplin.

Fran O'Sullivan: Landcorp has better options

Landcorp should be lined up for a partial privatisation to inject new private capital into the company instead of selling off farm assets at the bottom of the dairy cycle, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Robyn Pearce: Timely tips for parents

Here are some more time tips for working parents, following on from last week's article on how to reduce early-morning stress.

Brent Sheather: Investment regrets and ironies

Councils and Government have a poor record when it comes to selling shares, says Brent Sheather.

Long life is a gift (or how to collect your mortality credits)

One Christmas, when I was still a boy, we tagged along with my mother to her shift at the nursing home. As I recall, only three people died that day.

Brian Gaynor: Why India will blossom into globe's next growth engine

New Zealand's challenge is to boost exports to this rapidly urbanising nation, writes Brian Gaynor.

John Drinnan: Air NZ scores with the real MIB

Air New Zealand says its experience with Warner Bros and The Hobbit helped it secure rights to the Sony Pictures movie Men In Black for the airline's latest safety video.

Caseload: Why judges need to do better

So-called independent teeth-gnashing, hair-shirt inquiries into dysfunctional court sentencing and offender monitoring are a waste of time and money, writes Jock Anderson.

Brian Fallow: Banks' backing vital for farmers

In light of the stress the dairy industry is under right now, they really do need to take the longer-term view that they say they are taking, writes Brian Fallow.

Stock Takes: FMA tells funds to mind trades

The Financial Markets Authority is hammering home the message that it means business on issues such as market manipulation and insider trading.

How to reduce early morning madness

Robyn Pearce offers some proactive time management tips for working parents.

Mark Lister: High share prices reflection of success

A company's share price doesn't tell us anything about whether it's expensive or cheap and, if anything, it should be taken as a sign of a strong track record of performance, writes Mark Lister.

In praise of procrastinating

I'd like to suggest a new business paradigm recognising "special" employees like me, because generally we're so vibrant, innovative and fun to have around, Paul Charman.