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Diners avoid dirty bathrooms, forgive slow service
Findings from a nationwide study have revealed that most Kiwi diners (70%) prefer casual dining over a formal setting, and that excellent...
All-of-sector meeting tackles housing issues
New Zealand’s building and construction sector is facing the largest challenge of a generation. Auckland housing, the Canterbury rebuild,...
Breathing new life into Timaru’s CBD
A former hotel in the heart of Timaru will make way for a $42 million hotel, apartment and corporate office complex under a proposal...
Luxury snow tourism attracts Asian visitors
As snow falls across the country, travellers from warmer climes are heading to New Zealand to experience the country’s uncrowded slopes...
We are all driven – but by what?
Sandy Geyer explains how the two primary drivers of fear and purpose motive our actions in such vastly different ways. In business...
Communicating in an Age of Authenticity
Businesses looking for tips on how to succeed in today’s age of authenticity can learn from brand leaders at a one day conference in...
The evolution of facilities management
The janitor and the guy he reports to. That was what once defined facilities management. However, that’s changed dramatically in the...
Hire company flushed with success
Canterbury owned company HireKING is expanding its operations to include the Central Otago and Southern Lakes districts. Founded just two...
Team building trends: less lunches, more action
Ten years ago, corporate team building tended to fall into two camps. One: the long boozy sedentary lunch which usually ended with...
Getting noticed
Sisters Sarah Gamble and Jayne Foster have utilised the tools of online commerce to...
Respected wine consultant appointed by Chateau Waimarama
After an extensive international search, award winning boutique vineyard Chateau Waimarama, has lured leading Bordeaux wine consultant...
More than $16,000 raised in Sky Challenge for leukaemia
Ray White Real Estate has raised more than $16,000 for the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) in the annual Auckland Sky Tower...
Double medal trifecta at national landscaping awards
Queenstown-based landscaping company Southern Landmarx has struck gold, silver and bronze at the 2016 Landscaping New Zealand’s (LNZ)...
SMEs must create a cyber-security culture
Employee training in cyber-security needs be more than just a box-ticking exercise if SMEs are...
Tech summit to help prepare for unprecedented changes
Canterbury Tech is holding an important summit next month to help prepare for emerging and rapidly changing technologies which are...
Beacons – thinking outside the square
One of the most underutilised IOT devices is known as a beacon. IT Engine’s Delia Gill says with the right apps you can do some...
Noel Leeming opens new Christchurch flagship store
Noel Leeming is celebrating its Christchurch heritage with the re-opening of its Moorhouse Ave store after a $1 million facelift. The...
Nelson company makes waves in Australasian hotel management
Nelson-based company Capstone Hotels & Resorts is making waves in the Australasian hotel management industry with two of the properties...
SuchCrowd leading the way for better investment terms
SuchCrowd has set a new precedent for investment documentation in New Zealand. The Lightning Lab Christchurch Alumni company is the first...
Making magic with every vintage
It’s been a busy and successful decade since Rod McDonald won Winemaker of the Year. He talks about the past and the future of his...
Chamber welcomes David Jones to Wellington
David Jones has done a superb job with the refurbishment of the former Kirkcaldie and Stains store, says Wellington Chamber of Commerce...
Top Australian buys into Unfiltered advice platform
Young New Zealand entrepreneur Jake Millar has secured the equivalent of a half-million dollar investment from a leading Australian...
Dogs at work boost productivity
Hard on the heels of the NZBusiness story ‘When Pets Go to Work’ (August 2016) comes a new survey that reveals more than half...
Tracking the changes
If you want a glimpse of the future of vehicle management, take a look at the latest GPS tracking technologies. There’re many ways they...
When siblings shine
What happens when brothers and sisters go into business together? NZBusiness went in search...
Cloud-based law firm signals new era
New Zealand’s first web-based law firm is challenging the way lawyers have traditionally worked, according to founder John Shingleton....
NZ tech companies jumping feet first into Vietnam
New Zealand tech companies are jumping feet first into one of the world’s fastest growing and youngest markets, a leading New Zealand...
Software aims to solve farm productivity puzzle
The need to improve compliance, optimise staff management and streamline farming costs has prompted a new technology start-up to address...
Christchurch’s newest central city hotel is pet friendly
The newly opened Fino Hotel & Suites is believed to be the country’s first pet friendly hotel allowing pets to sleep, stay and play...