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This is a true story and has nothing to do with business. Nevertheless I think you will like it. It goes nicely with Christmas. A friend collects Clarice Cliff china. He showed me a beautiful tea set comprising about half a dozen pieces. “I paid $20,000 for that, which is about market value,” he said. “I bought it at auction and found out it was originally owned by an old lady in Tauranga.

Find out what makes your business special and promote these benefits when quoting.  Reliability, fair prices and so on are often cited as benefits, but they are actually features.  They are vague, do nothing for the customer and are features that every customer now expects.

Taking up cycling has seen Gilligan Sheppard partner RICHARD ASHBY lose 20 kilos while regaining his competitive streak to take on the toughest one day cycle event in the southern hemisphere.

A common question we receive from clients is whether the person they are looking to hire should be treated as an employee or as an independent contractor.

As the country looks forward to over-indulging at Christmas and through the summer, it is worth sparing a thought for the Danish who, from 1 October, have been forking out more to buy food with more than 2.3% saturated fat, such as dairy and meat products.

Under the current legislation, it is easy to swap between the Herd Scheme and National Standard Cost (NSC) livestock valuation methods

With economic activity picking up, many small to medium sized businesses are re-assessing their banking relationships.

To quote the GST Act, GST is a charge “on the supply of goods or services”. The definition of “supply” is therefore one of the most important factors to consider when determining whether GST applies to a transaction.

Last year the Government amended the Employment Relations Act (‘the Act’), which included significant changes to Section 103A, the test of justification of a dismissal or action of an employer.

The recent dispute involving Messrs Penny and Hooper has come to an end with the Supreme Court decision finding in favour of the IRD.