Dene Mackenzie

The actions of the Treasury during the time of the crown retail deposit guarantee scheme might come under close scrutiny if Labour MPs David Parker and David Clark get their way.

If you are sitting back reading this article at a cafe somewhere in Central Otago, spare a thought for the owner, because according to a recent survey, small-business owners in Otago-Southland are among the hardest-working in the land.

The former Christchurch-based AMI Insurance was born again on Thursday as two entities, one controlled by IAG and the other by the Government.

Books regarding the politics and power of journalism in any context always seem to be projects of self-justification for those on the periphery of the industry looking in, instead of looking out.

Many of us were fascinated by the revolutions that swept the Middle East last year and I, for one, could not get enough of the details how young Arabs used social media to defeat regimes described throughout the world as brutal.

New Zealand companies should find it easier to register trademarks in other countries when the Government joins an international protocol, Dunedin lawyer Sally Peart says.

Inland Revenue has released its first group of benchmarks for 16 industries, which may prove to be a double-edged sword for business operators.

Accouting software company Xero yesterday released some impressive operating figures for the year ended March but Forsyth Barr broker Peter Young says some questions remain around some of the numbers.

The building of a multimillion-dollar high-tech business hub in central Christchurch is not necessarily bad for Dunedin's technology clusters but the city has to make more effort to promote its expertise, business leaders say.

Anyone hoping the Government might pull back on its controversial local government reforms will have been disappointed by the appointment yesterday of David Carter as Local Government Minister.

The February reporting season again delivered a few surprises, some positive and some not, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said yesterday.

The only regret I had when finishing The Flight, by M.R. Hall, the latest in the Jenny Cooper series, was that I had not read the previous three books.

Trustpower needs to address falling customer numbers which, along with falling usage per customer, are challenging the company's flexible profit model, Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre says.

Growing pressure on financial organisations to prove they are not financing terrorism has given Christchurch-based Jade Software Corporation a chance to expand its global reach.

Each week, thousands of New Zealanders take to their local golf courses to hit and hack around the little white ball and get some exercise. With the New Zealand PGA Pro Am Championship due to start next week on The Hills, near Arrowtown, business editor Dene Mackenzie talks to PGA chief executive Duncan Simpson about the business of golf.