Market close: Sharemarket dips as investors take profits

[ad_1] Turners Automotive Group is joining the S&P/NZX 50. Photo / 123RF The New Zealand sharemarket took a pause from its six-week rally, weighed down by some profit-taking. But the…

Inform Your Opinion: Why are we serving as unpaid labour to those who believe everything can be treated as a product?

[ad_1] Not smiling: The marketing mania for feedback means that these days having a heart bypass is basically the same process as choosing half a dozen sausages. Photo / Getty…

‘Stubborn optimism’: How the Raglan ‘vibe’ has helped this yoghurt company build success

[ad_1] NZ Herald editor-at-large Shayne Currie is on a two-week road trip to gauge the mood of the nation and meet everyday and notable Kiwis making a difference in their…

Small Business: What’s the buzz about alcoholic lemonade?

[ad_1] Edward Eaton (left) and Wilbur Morrison of Christchurch have developed BEE alcoholic lemonade and say some exciting summer projects are in store. Craft brewers have been in turmoil, supermarket…

New opportunities for learning through Indigenization

[ad_1] The Indigenizing Your Syllabus Retreat, organized by Western’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII), allowed members of the King’s faculty to reflect on how Indigenization of the King’s curriculum might…

Small business websites offline as Discount Domains hit by ‘network issues’

[ad_1] There is frustration for small business owners amid a major webhosting outage. Image / 123RF A number of small business websites are offline today – some in the tech…

Startup Council delivers bright ideas – but faces roadblock

[ad_1] “The number one job creator in the world right now is start-ups. And the number one job destroyer is larger corporates,” says Startup Advisors Council member Grant Straker. Photo…

A look at what didn’t happen: Debunking this week’s fake news

[ad_1] Not receiving millions from Pfizer: CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Photo / AP A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None…

Spark’s future: Analysts rate its three-year plan

[ad_1] Spark’s three-year strategy, revealed just before Easter, included new details about how it would spend $350 million generated through the recent sale of 70 per cent of its cell…