Business

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The government could live to regret its $1 billion plan to import natural gas, according to Saul Griffith, renewable energy advocate and former climate advisor to Joe Biden.

Podcast: Does the government have it wrong on gas?

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A kava bar owner says cultural loss is greater than financial, after online store shut down in a possible mix-up with a deadly drug.

An illicit drug? Auckland kava lounge online store abruptly shut down

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An under-publicised change to reporting rules could make a huge difference to the way companies think about climate accountability.

Podcast: Does accounting hold the key to climate action?

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Duncan Greive recently argued the case for a part sale of Kiwibank. Edward Miller gives us the counterargument.

The case against selling (some of) Kiwibank

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'I’d love to see it sold in all the shops like a regular, kiwi beverage. You know, you can just pop out and get some ‘otai.'

Pacific profiles: Siaosi (George) Lavelua from Tāmaki Makaurau’s longest-serving ‘otai business

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Thousands of families in New Zealand own and run small businesses. Here are some of their youngest members.

Meet the kids growing up in your favourite local shops

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After two decades of promised redevelopment, Johnsonville Shopping Centre remains neglected and half empty. Joel MacManus searches for answers in the decaying suburban mall.

Who killed the Johnsonville mall?

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When Covid closed the borders, young New Zealanders filled the gaps. They're now bearing the brunt of the rising unemployment rate.

The labour market is leaving young people behind – and that’s a problem for all of us

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'With some of my regular clients, I often wonder if they even talk to their partners when I hear some of the things they say to me. It’s like counselling.'

Pacific profiles: Meet Ken the barber, who does more than cut hair

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First we tell people they need to stop working to bring down inflation, then once they do, we tell them they’d better start working or else.

A thank you to our interest rate-cutting heroes, the unemployed

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Mayor Wayne Brown says the report is worthless. Duncan Greive disagrees.

New report reveals Auckland still has no idea what it wants to be when it grows up

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Small retailers argue we’re paying way too much for power. Big ones say the system is working just fine. Who are we to believe?

Our electricity market is short-circuiting. Can it be fixed?

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The latest market plunge has eerie echoes of 87. Here's what you need to know.  

There’s chaos on global markets. What’s driving it? And should you panic too?

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The economic system is not broken, it was designed this way. But that means it can be redesigned.

Forty years after Rogernomics: Imagining an economy grounded in Māori values

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The Pacific profiles series shines a light on Pacific people in Aotearoa doing interesting and important work in their communities, as nominated by members of the public.

Pacific profiles: Meet Auckland’s favourite driving instructor

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More rentals are now up to Healthy Homes Standards, but those that aren't are getting away with it.

Healthy homes standards worked, but many landlords are still refusing to comply

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Some have said it was a pragmatic move by the airline. Others think that's a cop-out.

Air NZ abandoning its 2030 climate target raises serious credibility questions

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Is it less scary if the government sells it… to the government?

The case for selling (some of) Kiwibank

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Book publishing, video games and recorded music all faced the enormous power of the internet 20 years ago. Their financial fates have wildly diverged.

20 years ago, Apple won music and Amazon won books. How’s that working out?

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Having a Yelp for death doesn't just force us to talk about dying - it might just improve the quality of death, too.

Zero stars: Rating the experience of death and dying in Aotearoa

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Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: Paralympics appreciation vs everyday apathy

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'Wherever I go, people say do you want to do The Blue Monkey? No, I do not want to do The Blue Monkey.'

‘I wish I’d never thought of it’: The Blue Monkey on Suzanne Paul’s back

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Seven of the best, most browsable secondhand bookshops Tāmaki Makaurau has to offer.

Auckland’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewed

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Ten timeless songs to rock through the weekend with.

‘A bogan-fuelled track to remind us where we came from’: Blindspott’s perfect weekend playlist

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One builder’s quest to find a culture of sustainability in construction.

‘Put down the hammer and pick up the rammer’

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The Friday Poem: ‘Riding in Cars with (Mostly Straight) Boys’ by Josiah Morgan

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Surprises ahoy as we welcome back past hits alongside new releases. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 6

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Nothing happens quickly on Nadia’s Farm. It’s a welcome reminder that this is how the world is supposed to work.

The seasons change, but hope always prevails on Nadia’s Farm

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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