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Kiwi IT man sells up dream property to help rebuild Japan
A New Zealand IT entrepreneur is selling up a beachfront dream home to help rebuild Japanese business.

Quake moves IT execs into rugby clubrooms
Software geeks have taken over Christchurch's High School Old Boys rugby club, after the earthquake pushed them out of upmarket CBD offices.

<i>Debbie Mayo Smith:</i> Poor service sinks sales
It has been several months since I wrote about customer service. However, I had such a bad experience recently that it's prompted me to write again.

<i>Gill South</i>: Powers of Superman needed to rebuild a shattered city
Christchurch recovery is a job that called for a top CEO.

<i>Graham McGregor: </i>Ask your way to business success
After 33 years in sales and marketing I'm astonished at how easy it is to get great business advice from well known experts just by asking for it.

Secret talks on farmers' trading plan
Fonterra's bold plan strikes hurdles, writes Jonathan Underhill.

<i>Kate Ross: </i> Recruitment market update
There is a battle emerging for top talent and employers have to match demands or they will miss out, says Kate Ross.

<i>Mark Irving:</i> How research can smother great advertising
Go with your gut feel a bit more ...

<i>Gill South</i>: Try starting with the positives for a change, academic advises
Managers are too prone to dwell on what's wrong, says visiting professor.

BP plans return to Gulf of Mexico as spill costs keep hitting profits
BP hopes to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico later this year, as the company revealed that last year's devastating spill continues to drag on profits.

<i>Inside Money :</i> What to read on a non-bank holiday
New standards will force non-banks to clearly identify and quantify the kinds of risks they're taking with your money.

Brian Rudman: Aotea Square screen a $3m folly that should be scrapped
The Aotea Square screen was one of those "bright ideas" that got hijacked along the way by the bureaucrats and turned into something very bland and ordinary.