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Happy Horizons
Exporting in 2012; what’s hot and what’s not
Helping business step out of the sludge
It might not be a lot, but at least some help is at hand for businesses affected by the Rena oil spill in the Bay of Plenty region.
Simplifying legal services
A Taranaki business is helping to make low cost legal services a reality for locals by taking its services online.
Compulsory ETS reporting begins
Talk has turned into action for the agricultural sector’s love/hate relationship with the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
City round-up
More than 2500 businesses were impacted by the Maui gas pipeline failure in October, prompting the
Auckland Chamber of Commerce to call for a review.
Fat tax
Around the world, tax shifting is at the cutting edge of macro-economic policy. It discourages harmful industries, pay for the damage they cause and creates markets for better products.
The seven deadly workplace sins
The sin: Labelled as the sin from which all others arise, pride, or vanity, is the excessive belief in one’s own abilities and it interferes with, well pretty much everything.
Only in New York
New York City. Those three words conjure up images of a breathtaking skyline, the Empire State Building and the Sex and the City girls.
A free operational hub for Christchurch business and community groups
Christchurch businesses and community groups has been boosted by free access to the essentials of day-to-day business operations with the Westpac Business & Community Hub.
Tales of a Cup Day novice.
Cup Day was a chance to revisit old habits on a day that brings out the best and worst in everyone.
Staying in to go out
Before the February earthquake we were spoilt for choice. Christchurch was alive with colour and atmosphere.
Contain yourself
I think many of you will agree with me when I say — it has been quite a year in Christchurch.
Making Headway
Five Essential steps for successful turnaround...
Dealing with difficult employees
Every manager knows the frustration of a difficult employee in the workplace.
Click on to online shopping
It’s easy to hop on the internet, choose what you want and have it delivered to your door.
Have business leaders lost their mojo?
I was struck by a recent ‘economic state of the nation’ article by award-winning business journalist, Jenni McManus.
Tourism
In an energy constrained world
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Stress in the city
Making plans for Auckland...
Eliminating e-waste
We think about recycling our glass, newspapers and plastic, but where do you think all of our old office equipment winds up?
Inclusion the pathway for economic growth
A new initiative is being launched by the Office of Ethnic Affairs to improve the contribution ethnic businesses make to the New Zealand economy.
Synthetic cannabis fair game
Growing use of synthetic cannabis could leave employers exposed if their staff have accidents in the workplace.
Capital vision
With submissions now closed, Wellington City Council’s strategy for the capital’s future.
Let the celebrations begin
Harness Racing New Zealand is excited about Cup and Show Week in November and believes it’s just what Christchurch needs.
More than a day at the races
Christchurch is looking forward to one of the major events on its social calendar — Cup and Show Week — following the worst year in the city’s history.
The daily grind
Most employees in New Zealand spend their weekdays at work following set hours.
Avoiding pitfalls on the success ladder
Seven deadly sins of sales management.
Desperate endeavour
Memories of the February 22 earthquake weigh heavily on the minds of us all; none more so than those who were there on the day dealing with the disaster.
The grand plan
There’s a silver lining to every cloud. With continuous aftershocks, red-zoned suburbs and a demolished city centre lying eerily bare — Christchurch really needs its silver lining.
Vamoosing vermin
Prevention is better than cure. That’s the message from pest control product manufacturer Kiwicare.
Taking the shake out of quakes
One of the deadliest earthquakes of all time occurred in Portugal’s capital in 1755. Believed to be nearly a nine on the Richter scale, the Lisbon earthquake was followed by fires and a tsunami, killing up to 100,000 people in the surrounding countries it affected. The Portuguese empire never recovered.
Employers and the new NZ Copyright Act
How to protect your business from potential prosecution.
Steady progress...
According to the QV indices for April, residential property values remain relatively stable at a national level.
The Sustainable Way
They say travel changes you. That’s certainly true for Sustainable Business Network (SBN) founder and CEO,
Rachel Brown
.
Bee afraid
Cell phone towers may be ultimate cause of honeybee population collapse...
Business fads: Friend or Foe?
Call us what you will, but we Kiwis live and breathe trends and if it’s hot right now, you can guarantee we’ve got it.
Paying the bills
Paying your business’ bills is not just a goodwill gesture; it is about meeting your obligations in a trade relationship.
Footsteps to success
It may sound crazy, but in Copenhagen they have taken the cars out of one street in the CBD a year over the past few decades...
Spreading the load
A crisis always seems to happen when you least expect it — you can thank Murphy’s Law for that.
Mind over matter
While the physical scars may be starting to fade, the devastating Christchurch earthquake will be forever etched in our minds.
Look before you leap
One simple and pertinent message is being conveyed to Christchurch businesses – look before you leap.
Hitting the hinterland
Christchurch’s hinterland is experiencing its own set of aftershocks resulting from the February 22 earthquake.
Where to from here?
Our precious centre has been destroyed. Our office buildings are locked away. Where will people work? Where will people play? Who will come and visit us?
Simplicity will succeed
For someone who loves words and writing, it is humbling to be completely lost for them in face of such devastation and tragedy.
Hot Spots: Trade trends for the coming year
To celebrate a new year and new horizons, Auckland Today went seeking trade trends for 2011...
Family affairs
To love and to cherish, ‘til death do us part – it’s a nice sentiment. But marriage, both matrimonial and commercial, takes time, effort and good old fashioned hard work...
The Santa spend
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the cheesy Christmas carol goes...
Supercity business
Can a united council overcome local agendas?
Working to rule
Do our employment laws measure up?
Getting frank about franchising
The franchising industry assesses its sliding confidence...
Pardon the interruption
Are workplace distractions the ultimate pesk, or an essential path to creativity?
One for all
We ask the experts what the supercity mayor needs to address first and foremost…
Running out of puff
Even without the recession, questions are being asked if the city of sails has becalmed itself…
The running men
Ready, steady, robe… the race for the Christchurch mayoralty is hotting up, so we look at who’s offering what...
Passing the buck
GST, ETS, the Fair Trading Act, price hikes and you…
The battle of the bulge
Will sport funding really fight obesity?
Lost in translation
The written word's getting put through the communication blender and emerging in a completely different form...
Centre of attention
Campaigning to reignite downtown Hamilton...
Investing in food’s future
A changing landscape means fresh fruit and vegetables aren't just being bought and marketed as food anymore…
Wonder on the waterfront
Has it really been a decade? Well, yes it has and as the Westpac Stadium turns 10, we look at how one structure has done wonders for the waterfront, and Wellington’s sense of soul…
Fifteen percent
There’s no point running from the impending GST rise - all you can do is approach the transition well prepared…
Pedestrian power
The Golden Mile walks into local body controversy...
Talent wars
What a recovering economy means for the job market...
Show and tell
Trade shows are easy to attend, but how do you avoid getting lost in the crowd?
R&D
Is now the right time to invest in your future?
Face off
The pros and cons of putting a face to your brand…
Paying for performance
Performance based pay can be a double edged sword…
Making effective messages
Confusing advertising for marketing can be a costly mistake…
Is bigger better?
Evaluating the relationship between business size and success...
XYZ
generation wars
Battling generational conflict in the workplace…
Discount dangers
Why price slashing isn’t always the answer...
Marketing’s future
Where is the sales pitch heading?
Emotional intelligence
Psycho-babble or a vital workplace ingredient?
State of default
The rising rate of loan payment failure...
