Festival to give RWC visitors authentic NZ experience
While Auckland dithers over party central, in a building opposite the Beehive, Briony Ellis is, simply, planning the party. 
© 2010 Stuff.co.nz 10:46am New light cast on collective property investing
A shadowy form of collective property investing looks likely to be brought into daylight through law changes.
© 2010 Stuff.co.nz 10:46am Editorial : Finance failure and earth moves
Yesterday's big jolt was the second to hit the Canterbury region in a week. While the first didn't demolish buildings, it has shaken the financial foundations of the region.The collapse of Allan Hubbard's Timaru-based South...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am Code contradictions
Changes proposed to the kind of information financiers can have about you are at odds with a bill before Parliament.The Courts and Criminal Matters Bill would allow the Justice Ministry to release details of unpaid fines to credit-reporting...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am Thrillseekers to get chance to fly jetpack for $320
New Zealand's adventure tourism industry is leaping into the future with plans to offer thrillseekers a chance to fly a hi-tech jetpack.Jetpack inventor Glenn Martin has told the Herald on Sunday he is negotiating to lease land...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am  Bernard Hickey: Signs of SFC's failure for all to see
The receivership this week of South Canterbury Finance and the Government's $1.6 billion payout to investors was a shock to many.But there were seven signals evident in recent years that New Zealand's largest independent finance...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am  Greedy investors damned by critics hiding own secrets
Greed always gets a bad press, never more so than when the greedy are shown to have got away with it.
© 2010 Stuff.co.nz 5:46am Law changes cast new light on collective property investing
A shadowy form of collective property investing looks likely to be brought into daylight through law changes.
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Manukau City offers bonds issue as debt soars
Manukau City Council's bond issue, aimed at raising $350 million from conservative investors, underlines the massive hike in local authority debt. Investors should expect more issues to come.
© 2010 Stuff.co.nz 10:46am Bargain Betty: Shop around for geek gadgets at bargain basement cost
Drop me in the back of a Dick Smith store and I can wile away an hour or two.Dick Smith and its cousin, Jaycar Electronics, are jam-packed with useful bits and bobs for your camera, phone or computer. But they're not cheap. If...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am  China connection
A pair of young Kiwi entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to represent New Zealand at a Northeast Asia trade expo in China this week.The move is part of a $1 million investment David Yu and James White are making to ramp...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am Dun deal sees local credit agency sold
American corporate Dun and Bradstreet has bought back its New Zealand and Australian operations in a A$233 million ($296 million) deal.It comes nine years after current Australasian CEO Christine Christian lead a management buyout...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am Giving credit where it's due
You have kept up with your mortgage diligently during the past two years, maybe even paying off more than you have to.Or perhaps you miscalculated one month and were late with the car payment.This is the kind of information...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am Finance reforms set grade low IFA
The new president of the Institute of Financial Advisers says the minimum qualification industry workers must now have is the equivalent of a diploma in hairdressing.Registrations opened last month for the new Authorised Financial...
© 2010 NZ Herald 6:26am No charge - if you check
Some superannuitants are still being charged fees on bank accounts despite a belief the banks agreed not to charge under a mysterious deal back in the days of New Zealand banking deregulation and privatisation.
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