A more cheerful picture of productivity growth than the official statistics give us emerges from new research into what has been happening at the level of individual firms.

The Mt Wellington movie pirating operation shut down by Hollywood studios was run by a New Zealand representative sportsman.

Robyn Pearce talks about the effects of being too available. "Many go home every night frustrated by the myriad interruptions that block them from attending to their real work."

If Andrew Little was hoping to craft a new Labour playbook, last weekend's sop to the party faithful at their annual conference was remarkably effete, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Department store John Lewis has created another much-talked about Christmas advertisement and rings in the upcoming retail season.

There are some fundamental issues with investing in ethical funds which retail investors should be aware of.

If you've been in business for a while you soon realise that there are a lot of different marketing strategies for promoting your products and services.

People tend to use Wi-Fi rather than ethernet cables to connect their computers and tablets, because it's more convenient, but don't realise multiple users and devices require beefier routers with new technology, writes Juha Saarinen.

The shares or property debate remains heated, especially in housing-obsessed New Zealand, writes Mark Lister. Given the one-eyed nature of many people, it's probably a somewhat futile argument.

There are those who say you can never have too many unicorns. But others fear that increasing numbers may be a bad omen.

New Zealand chicken producer Tegel could end up being Australasia's first major public share offering of 2016.

Saddling yourself with debt for poor gross yield is dopey, says expert.

Bank defends set-up but it's eyeing change.

After saying it would not put property back on the market, Stevenson has now sold it.

Why is IRD billing an 81 year old New Zealander $40m a year while Apple has an annual tax bill of less than $10 million?

The A$30 billion combined annual cash profit reported by Australasia's big four banking giants is an eye-popping figure by anyone's measure.

Jane Kelsey explains what the EU has to gain from an agreement with NZ, which has almost no tariffs and Europe is the 2nd largest source of foreign investment.

Just as good as the RWC victory was the news that NZ and the EU are to begin working towards negotiating a free trade agreement, writes Phil O'Reilly.

Where's the plan when it comes to leveraging our relationship with China to drive well-placed investment?

As I work with people around the world on their productivity issues, everyone shares one common challenge - too much time spent on email.

Graham McGregor talks how to improve your sales skills fast with a simple training strategy.

With KiwiSaver, the rules only allow you to be in one scheme at a time, but you can still diversify.

The Australian government under Tony Abbott was probably unique among world governments in having a back to the 1950s agenda.

The way Steve Hansen and the All Blacks have performed provides a shining example for the business world.

Wheeler has blamed the failure of inflation to rise back into the forecast range of 1-3 per cent on the slump in dairy and oil prices and the surprise rise in the New Zealand dollar.

KiwiSaver can get confusing where first-home buyers are concerned, and you're certainly not alone in getting in a muddle.

One of the upsides of competitive trade liberalisation is that New Zealand is finally getting onto the runway to launch free trade talks with the EU.