2021 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards opens for entries
Entries are open for the 2021 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards, says Ministry for Primary Industries’ Director of Investment, Skills […]
News
EMA: Timing wrong for minimum wage rise
The EMA says the long-planned minimum wage increase to $20 per hour is coming at precisely the wrong time for […]
One-stop ‘jobs and training’ shop goes live
The Government has launched a new online, phone and onsite service to help New Zealanders connect to a range of […]
Covid-19 lockdown has widespread effects on labour market
In the June 2020 quarter, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4 per cent, down from 4.2 per cent […]
Fieldays’ brave new world – ‘Nation’ and beyond
Nothing can compare with the sights, sounds and overall experience of one of New Zealand’s premier rural events, but Fieldays […]
National ‘unleashes entrepreneurial and job-creation explosion’
The National Party says it will unleash an entrepreneurial and job-creation explosion over the next 17 months, which economists say […]
Columns
Boost Your Business Story – how to create effective content for new and existing websites
Looking to entangle business in your corner of the World Wide Web? Business blogger and columnist, JES MAGILL (webwriters.co.nz), is […]
Dreams come true in Blue Vanuatu
Air Vanuatu’s wide-reaching call ‘to explore Vanuatu’ convinced Business to Business editor HELEN PERRY that the time was right to fulfil […]
SMEs – the new backbone of the nation
It may feel like international mega businesses are running the world but SMEs play a major role in holding the world’s economies together. So, […]
Motoring
Unbeatable beetles to rise again
The Herbie movies have inspired generations of children but few have been inspired in quite the same way, and to quite […]
Pukekohe Park – Stirling takes wheel
Auckland’s Pukekohe Park will be expecting Stirling will prove ‘good as gold’ following confirmation that a circuit operation and track […]
‘Green’ means go!
Bright sparks worldwide have been firing on all cylinders (or should that be synapses?) as they race to produce a […]
Tech Talk
Fieldays’ brave new world – ‘Nation’ and beyond
Nothing can compare with the sights, sounds and overall experience of one of New Zealand’s premier rural events, but Fieldays […]
Fieldays Innovations – growth industries, growing ideas
Held online for the first time, this year’s Fieldays Innovation Awards saw a wide range of products and projects celebrated. […]
Rural broadband – on the agenda, on the wire
City dwellers might be as at home online as in the real world but those beyond the reach of high […]
Features
Mightymicros from small acorns grow
Up to three years ago, Daniel and Charisa Draper were living in Drury, southern Auckland, where Charisa ran the Grove […]
From stress to success
Running your own business is stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. Thankfully, a new award-winning […]
Future farming – land of milk and money
Luxuries may not be in hot demand in the near future for many, but choices regarding how we spend our […]
Q&A
With Tristan de Chalain (plastic surgeon)
Cosmetic surgery has become increasingly common with many people opting for procedures which rectify ‘flaws’. Some seek to defy the […]
With Paul and Kristina Smith – Red Shed Palazzo
Renowned for its beautiful garden setting, and delicious food, the Red Shed Palazzo at Drury, in rural southern Auckland, has […]
With Joshua O’Connor (Stone Creations)
Natural stone has been a beautiful and natural aspect of architecture since building began and today it is one of […]