If you're in business, there are lots of things that you probably write off as not applying to you. Paid sick days, four weeks' holiday

Owning a business is often touted as a great way to increase wealth. Wealth coaches urge employees to give up their jobs and start

My wife and I have both retired. We cashed up my KiwiSaver and kept hers open. With the returns of our fixed deposits being so low

Trade Minister Todd McClay says he was told Zespri in China was warned about trade implications against New Zealand companies but

A battle between two fashion labels over which one can lay claim to a crocodile trademark in New Zealand is heading to the Supreme

Many of Northland's top hairdressers competed at the Northland Regional Hairdressing Awards (NZARH), with Yana Boylan from Headlines

A new tanker, MT Matuku, has started shipping petroleum products from the Marsden Point Refinery to ports around the New Zealand coast. Matuku

It is the end of one era and the start of another at Whangarei Top 10 Holiday Park, with owners for the past 20 years Kevin and Linda

Rents are rising fast in regions around Auckland, adding more fuel to the theory that the city's overheated property market is affecting other parts of the country.

Do I need to change my KiwiSaver fund? Last year it was doing really well but this year it seems to be going nowhere. I am in a growth

New Zealand consumer confidence remained upbeat in July as Kiwis were more optimistic about their own fortunes than they were for

They have created a business, designed a product and sold it to raise money for the SPCA - and they're still in primary school. The

Northport wants to talk with the next Auckland Council about whether it can take some of the cargo heading to Ports of Auckland. Auckland

Last month the Northland branch of Civil Contractors New Zealand held their annual awards, reinforcing the improved capability of

RNZ's popular music show Music 101 has a new presenter and for radio head Alex Behan the gig is a dream come true. Mr Behan's career

Tikipunga Wholesale Meats has expanded to include the shop next door and the new business is called Tikipunga Fresh Food Ltd. The

Whangarei's athletics and gym sports facility on the eastern side of Kensington Park has received a big boost with the announcement

Doggy school opened on Monday and about 100 pupils turned up. Klipped had been operating out of its Kamo Rd premises since 2014 but

Spending on credit and debit cards in New Zealand rose in June, led by increased spending on durable goods. Retail spending rose

Did you hear the one about how the Government should cause house prices to crash by 40 per cent? It would be funny if it weren't

Life is not meant to be boring. It is for living to the full, making the most of opportunities and taking a few risks along the way

A staff member at my ANZ bank has suggested I join their scheme so I can keep track of my balance online. But I don't know if it's

Northland farmers and possum trappers are being warned to take care around animals after a spike in cases of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis

A Northland student has successfully tackled one of the biggest challenges facing the world - how to produce more nutritious food

It may be tight in the rural sector but that didn't stop a record turnout of 153 contractors from all around the country flocking

Whangarei photographer Jesse Silulu recently moved back home to the city from Melbourne and has set up a business in the district

Whangarei women wishing to record the moment now have access to a women's portraiture studio up in Maunu. Academically trained and

Pedestrians on Kerikeri's main street are doing a double-take when they see a cow standing placidly outside a coffee shop. She is

Far North boutique vineyard and wine producer Okahu Estate has garnered gold and silver medals at the recent San Francisco International

A chance encounter in Darwin led to what is fast becoming a popular cakery in Kamo. So popular, cakes made in Petra's Raw Cakes are