Posted on 21 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Christchurch residents are already taking up seats at North Hagley Park for this afternoon's major Civic Memorial Service to remember the 185 people who died in the February 22 earthquake a year ago.Organisers are expecting tens...
Posted on 21 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Time management and productivity consultant Robyn Pearce on prioritising. Be Selective Have you noticed how overloaded you feel when you try to absorb, retain and manage too much information, too many items, too much email? What...
Posted on 20 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Marketing consultant Graham McGregor on the hidden value of good marketing ideas. There is an interesting source of profits that many businesses overlook.It's the opportunity to turn their proven marketing systems into brand new...
Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Call it what you will. Persistency. Tenacity. Stick to it ness. Very few businesses do it - or do it well.Yet it pays heaps in the ultimate goal of all businesses - income generation. I have a favourite story about Wayne McCarthy,...
Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Economic inequality is the hot topic at the moment. Even traditional free-market institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have urged governments to adopt a more even-handed approach to taxation and labour policy....
Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Taxpayers will no longer be able to file tax returns only when they are due a refund from the IRD, under proposed changes being considered.Currently, people whose income is taxed at source through the PAYE scheme do not have to...
Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald
A Bay of Plenty motelier says his business was unfairly smeared by a disgruntled guest on review website TripAdvisor - prompting an industry outcry about similar cases.Tony Drinkwater is getting legal advice after his Kaimai View...
Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald
The people of Christchurch and its business community still have plenty to do to get back to some kind of normality. Some well placed coaching will be part of what businesses need to help them approach the year under new working and...
Posted on 19 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Janine Hall has done what many corporate type As dream of.She has opted out of the rat race, set up a luxury surfing-yoga retreat in Bali catering to women, giving herself the lifestyle she always wanted.She hasn't lost her ambition...
Posted on 18 February 2012 by NZ Herald
PROBLEM We recently became business owners and feel if we are aware of the common GST pitfalls, we should be able to prepare the business GST returns and save on accounting fees. What areas should we be aware of? SOLUTION
Posted on 16 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Employers opting for more experience as 40,000 youngsters get squeezed out Old people have displaced more than 40,000 teenagers from jobs in the past five years as more choose to stay on in the workforce and employers shun youth...
Posted on 15 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Cantabrians could soon be the users of a second shipping container-style mall.A number of central city retail shops shut by the February 22 earthquake last year were re-housed in colourful containers set up as part of the Cashel...
Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald
"Monday-ising" Waitangi and Anzac days would "cheapen" them, senior Cabinet minister Gerry Brownlee said this morning just hours after Prime Minister John Key cited advice that it would take up to $400 million...
Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Marketing consultant Graham McGregor on why you should be a 'sales detective' and find out what your customers really want... One of the greatest secrets of success in selling is this one:"Show people what they want most, and...
Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald
A bakery worker who claimed she was bullied and made to do most of the unpleasant work, such as chopping onions, was justifiably dismissed, the Employment Relations Authority says.Rhonda Connolly worked for Joshua and Nathalie Brinkman...