
Mike's Minute: Power off!
Have people forgotten the meaning of the word moderation? The idea behind this 'power off' weekend is ridiculous. It's the parenting that's bad, not the technology.
Have people forgotten the meaning of the word moderation? The idea behind this 'power off' weekend is ridiculous. It's the parenting that's bad, not the technology.
Kiwi Alex Worker is behind a culinary incubator in Beijing that allows would-be restaurateurs to test dining concepts in the Chinese market.
Green party co-leader James Shaw on why and how the government should crack down on profit-shifting.
Herald investigations reporter Matt Nippert outlines analysis that revealed twenty large multinational corporations paid no income tax in New Zealand despite making $10 billion in revenues. He talks to former Inland Revenue manager Adam Hunt about the accounting tricks that allowed companies to minimise taxes.
The NZX is back at record highs and Wall Street is on the rise. So what happened to the big January panic which had US commentators warning of bear markets and new recessions? Why have things stabilised so fast?
Hawaiian Airlines is celebrating 3 years of flying to New Zealand. Check out their attempt to inject a bit of Kiwiana into Hawaii.
Dairy is expected pick up again later this year and into next. It's not all doom and gloom though—where dairy struggles, others will prosper.
Lightning Lab XX programme director Laura Reitel talks about why the programme was founded for female business founders.
The Economy Hub Extra, a focus on Fonterra.
Milford Asset Management Executive Director Brian Gaynor, NZME Head of Business Fran O'Sullivan and Business Editor at Large Liam Dann dissect the Reserve Bank Governor's statement and look at the challenge the dairy slump has created.
Watch this supplied video from the ground-breaking ceremony of the $200m Park Hyatt hotel at Auckland's Wynyard Quarter. Prime Minister John Key says there will soon be one million Chinese visitors coming to New Zealand each year.
Animation from Panuku Development Auckland showing the next phase of development planned for Wynyard Quarter on Auckland's waterfront. www.wynyard-quarter.co.nz
You can't expect people to put their life on hold while they wait for a phone call from an employer who contacts them only when it suits them. Good riddance to the zero hour contracts.
Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson heads out to Auckland's Sylvia Park Mall to check on progress at the site of New Zealand's first Zara store.
Emirates' inaugural non-stop service from to Dubai to Auckland touches down.
Chief executive of Precinct Properties Scott Pritchard tells of a tour of the world’s best buildings, as work is about to start on Auckland’s $682m Commercial Bay on the waterfront.
Will the Reserve Bank cut rates next week? And could your mortgage rates rise if they don’t? On The Economy Hub this week ANZ economist Sharon Zollner and Craig’s Investment Partners’ Mark Lister talk to Liam Dann about the rates outlook, Auckland house prices, dairy debt and falling business confidence.
The first direct Emirates flight from Dubai to New Zealand has just arrived at Auckland Airport. The maiden flight - operated with an Airbus A380 as a one-off special - touched down at 10.33am.
The new DJI Phantom 4 can dodge obstacles and track humans with 'tap to track'.
Zero hour contracts strike me as go nowhere fast conditions that run the risk of easy exploitation, Mike argues.
Mike Hosking says the idea of young people expecting to retire at 52 is ridiculous, he believes work keeps you young and vibrant and that 'if you stop, you're dead.' He believes that especially now that we're living longer, retiring early would leave you with 30 or 40 years of boredom.
Vrnda Torckler has been evicted from her Mt Eden flat for swearing in front of her landlord after he left a gate open and her beloved dog fled onto the road.
Residents in one of the country's most exclusive streets are celebrating a court victory that has blocked a developer's plan to remove a 90-year-old house.