Watching television while simultaneously browsing the net on a smartphone, tablet or laptop is becoming the new norm in New Zealand living rooms, according to Google.

A top ranking Cathay Pacific executive is upbeat about the airline's New Zealand route and its global strategy despite flying into a rough financial patch in the first half of the year.

Debbie Mayo-Smith knows as soon as her kids grow up, they'll make fun of her.

Staff at women's clothing retailer Suzanne Grae are blaming the fashion brand's failure to gain traction in New Zealand on insufficient marketing and poorly performing stores in the big cities.

Espressoworkz sells automatic espresso machines and coffee beans to offices. It owns NZ roasted coffee range Eden Coffee plus has strong wholesale and retail business lines to compliment its office business.

New Zealand has become the second country in the world to approve plain cigarette packets.

The Government is expecting legal challenges over plain cigarette packaging and has warned they could cost taxpayers up to $6 million.

Prime Minister John Key says he is expecting legal challenges if the Government goes ahead with a plan to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.

British actor Brian Blessed has been picked as the new look of the ASB Bank.

New Zealand businesses need to be more ambitious in expanding their brands overseas and should adopt challenger thinking to get there, said Mike Cooper, Global CEO of media agency, PHD visiting New Zealand this week.

Better-informed customers have changed the rules of the sales game argues a new book on the part of persuasion argues..

How much money does a business spend trying to get customers? Trying to get people to cross their threshold? When that happens - why ignore them?

Icebreaker founder Jeremy Moon talks about starting a brand from scratch.