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Andy Hamilton: Kiwi companies need to think bigger

Everything is fine in New Zealand is it not? The country has experienced a great few years. We have ridden the commodity boom and other countries' misfortunes.

Robyn Pearce: A messy office is a sign of poor decision-making

Christopher Adams: All eyes on reaction of Chinese media and consumers

After everything New Zealand's infant formula industry has been through over the past few years, the last thing it needed was yesterday's news of the 1080 threat.

Mark Lister: Reserve Bank in tight spot on house hikes

Despite it being only March, we've already seen 17 central banks around the world reduce interest rates this year.

Juha Saarinen: The gold Apple watch is how much?

NZ won't get the Apple Watch for a while, so if you wanted a gold iPhone, gold MacBook and gold wristwatch immediately, too bad.

Graham McGregor: A little used marketing asset

Not working? Still worth joining KiwiSaver

Our son has special needs and will probably never be employed. He does, however, get a small pension from the government.

Fliway float first chance in sector

Imagine getting in at the ground floor with Mainfreight.

Inside Money: Pavs and savs - what Australia and NZ have in common with housing

Stock Takes: Brokers invited to join the crowd

New Zealand's latest equity crowdfunding campaign is being pitched to sharebrokers, suggesting the big end of town might have a role to play in the new capital-raising route for small, fast-growing....

John Drinnan: NZME. converges on new site

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME.) is merging its Auckland operations, including the Herald and The Radio Network, to become the anchor tenant in a media centre being built at 151 Victoria....

Inside Money: The robot takeover of money management

The main losers in the techno-future are likely to be financial advisers, according to a new report.

Grant Bradley: Powercos don't expect customers to give back the love

Expect a little bit of love from your power company this year but they're not betting on it being requited.

Christopher Adams: Warehouse sale marks the end of long retail battle

The final chapter in a long-running New Zealand retail battle played out this week when Woolworths offloaded its shares in The Warehouse Group.

Robyn Pearce: Strategies to overcome procrastination

95 per cent of us will procrastinate to some degree, some of the time. However, only about 20-30 per cent of the adult population are chronic.

Juha Saarinen: Routing around TICSA damage

Last week's column on the consequences of the TICSA generated a fair bit of feedback from the industry.

Brent Sheather: Matters residential

The biggest investment most retail investors will make is in the residential property market but research is not extensive.

Fran O'Sullivan: Transtasman allies must look to future

John Key went into full sledge mode when he roasted Tony Abbott at a gala dinner to mark the joint hosting of the Cricket World Cup.