Finance: Help for Novopay taxpayers
If you are one of the 110,000 employees on Novopay and you've been affected by its performance, then trying to square up your taxes at the end of the year may be a...
Business
Mon 10 Jun 2013
Sat 8 Jun 2013
Plant your veges and watch savings grow
With rising food costs and greater awareness about where our food comes from, household and community vegetable gardens are taking off nationwide.
Fri 7 Jun 2013
New place set for The Strand
Concept plans for a $1 million-plus three-storey building on the Grumpy Mole Saloon site that will house a new restaurant and office tenants have been unveiled.
Demand growing for doggy day care
Devoted Bay pet owners are spending up to $175 a week so their pampered pooches can be entertained while they work.
Pitfalls of relying on financial forecasts
Quite often people decide someone is great because they predicted the global credit crunch or some other big event.
Thu 6 Jun 2013
Finance: Black hole remedies take shape
Black hole expenditure is money that is spent for which no tax deduction is available. It gets its name from the black holes in space from which nothing, not even...
Wed 5 Jun 2013
Liz Koh: Stay up to date with insurance changes
Over the next year, a major change will occur for most people in how their homes are insured.
Tue 4 Jun 2013
Be more effective: Get ahead by getting out there
If you want to grow your business, not only must you have excellent customer service, you must also be (or employ) a great marketer.
Mon 3 Jun 2013
Oily rag: Let's stalk about broccoli
It's been a while since we talked about the joys of cooking vegetables, so we thought it time to have a little bit of a catch-up.
Sat 1 Jun 2013
In the driver's seat for car service costs
Garage visits can be a costly business for motorists, and drivers expecting to scoot through their annual mechanical check-up can sometimes be landed with expensive...
Fri 31 May 2013
Oily Rag: A 'fishy problem' solved
The mail bags are full again, so let's take a dip and see what treats emerge.
Thu 30 May 2013
Liz Koh: Security brings peace of mind
Financial security is something most people aspire to achieve.
Warning on export dependence
Visiting economic expert Nicole Foss spoke to Joseph Aldridge about her view that the global economy is on the verge of collapse.
High profile cafe closes doors
High-profile cafe Zaggers II on The Strand has closed permanently while its sister cafe on Chapel St continues to trade in receivership.
Wed 29 May 2013
Apology over China remarks
Former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden has apologised to "China and its people and Government" for his controversial warning to Kiwi business exporters...
Finance: Regions need a break as well
Jeremy Tauri is an associate at Plus Chartered Accountants.
Tue 28 May 2013
Be More Effective: Databases are your best bet
Debbie Mayo-Smith works with businesses that want more effective staff.
Mon 27 May 2013
Finance: In banks we trust at times unwisely
Last week Standard & Poor's commented that it may have to downgrade the Co-operative Bank, Heartland Bank, TSB, Credit Union Baywide, Credit Union South, First...
Sat 25 May 2013
Shops to be bowled
A row of eight stores in central Tauranga will be demolished and rebuilt after their owner found earthquake strengthening "a complete waste of time".
Fri 24 May 2013
Growers go for gold
In 2010/11 it exported 30 million trays of gold compared with 13 million this year.
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