Business

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From the low lows of abandoned empires to the high highs of a mall done just right.

All 33 malls in Auckland ranked from worst to best

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A new campaign is targeting ASB due to its Kiwisaver funds having investments into Motorola, a company that supplies Israel's military.  

Public pressure mounts for Kiwisaver funds to invest ethically 

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The CEOs of Westpac and Kiwibank are contemplating quitting Facebook over its inaction on scams.

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it

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All 14 malls in Christchurch ranked from worst to best

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Despite its dwindling locations and reduced service, NZ Post remains a pillar in every community.

You’re gonna miss the post office when it’s gone

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Sanctions would likely require a law change, but there's another path the government could consider if it chooses to take a tougher line.

The NZ Super Fund has Israeli investments worth $35m. Could it divest?

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Price hikes, disappearing products and sourcing struggles – could this be the new normal for the chocolate industry?

Nobody panic, but we’re in the midst of a global chocolate crisis

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Three teenage barbers in Mt Albert have capitalised on a viral haircut to build businesses on Instagram. Duncan Greive gets a cut and a lesson.

How the Gen Z broccoli haircut became big business for a teen barber

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Goodbye expense claims, hello customised benefits. Are we about to see a shift in how employees are rewarded?

Podcast: Giving employees what they want, when they want it

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Before $2 shops and Temu, there were Arthur’s, Geoff’s and Pete’s Emporiums – and that was only the beginning. 

The true story behind New Zealand’s emporium empire

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Podcast: An economic spring in our step

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Could the decline of corporate pensions have led to more people pinning their retirement hopes on a big tax-free capital gain?

A new suspect in the case of New Zealand’s property investment obsession

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Could your hot water cylinder be the key to cheaper household energy and a smaller carbon footprint?

Podcast: The hidden battery in your home

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What do a Taupō sports shop and a Dominion Road dumpling house have in common? Battling – and beating – the big guys.

Barilla v Barilla, Sportify v Spotify: Two big trademark wins for two little NZ businesses

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The NZ Film Commission has been caught red-handed spending money.

Breaking news: Things cost money

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The government is proud to be slashing spending, but what is it doing to NZ’s economic growth? Bernard Hickey asks Nicola Willis to explain her thinking.

Podcast: The price we pay for cutting costs

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Last time, not even 10% of voters could be bothered.

The Auckland election on right now that almost nobody can be arsed with

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If we want to keep universal super in place, some tough decisions need to be made – and soon, says Treasury's chief economic adviser.

Podcast: Is our retirement system unsustainable?

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A series of seemingly separate government decisions have left the industry hurting.

The construction sector is disoriented and depleted – and the path to recovery unclear

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A few levers the council could pull to boost cafes and bars during an economic downturn.

Windbag: Return-to-office won’t save Wellington hospo. Here’s what could

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The Friday Poem: ‘Boyhood’ by Art Nahill

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Dolly-mania, new Murakami, and a brilliant local debut. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 22

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A cat and mouse thriller that's worth putting your phone down for. 

Review: The Day of the Jackal is a riveting and ridiculous ride

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Treasury says the recession will be deeper and last longer than predicted.

Hold the roosters, no economic dawn yet

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Can a united front hold through to election time?

This week three parties stood together – can they withstand the storm to come?

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'Five words to describe my financial personality? Bills paid, time to shop.'

The cost of being: A clothes-mad 20-something who walks everywhere

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An interview with the acclaimed journalist ahead of his appearance in Aotearoa.

‘Everything is becoming a culture war’: Jon Ronson on conspiracies and cycleways

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'The best TV performance of the year is by an actor most British viewers won’t recognise, in a production that most won’t see.'

‘Deserves a Bafta’: After the Party premieres in the UK to five-star reviews 

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Two new surveys show a dramatic shift in New Zealanders' drug use habits – and there has been a sharp discount in prices. 

Drugs are getting cheaper and easier to find in Aotearoa

The ‘Eurasian fluff’ CEO has – technically – 

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I have tried calling you several times on your cell phone to make an apology but was unable to get through.

So begins the apology from DGL CEO Simon Henry to Nadia Lim, sent yesterday via email (but dated May 6), a week after his 

Therefore, please take this letter as my sincere and formal apology for my inappropriate language in relation to you used in the interview.

So ends the apology from CEO of DGL Simon Henry to Nadia Lim after referring to her as “Eurasian fluff” and accusing My Food Bag of using her “sensuality” to “hock scrip”.

Sometimes less is more. But not this time.

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If you need to apologise to someone, please don't do it like this.

The Spinoff

BusinessMay 11, 2022

Don’t apologise like Simon Henry

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