Social creatures that we are, humans lean towards the normal. If everyone around us wears a bamboo skewer through the nostrils, the chances are we will do so too. If not, the nostrils are likely to remain inviolate.

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So it finally happened. The American presidential campaign has indeed experienced its great “October surprise” – the mammoth news event that pundits have long warned could influence its ultimate outcome next week – toppling previous assumptions and throwing the already inglorious race into disarray.

Les Mills' Vaughan Schwass talks market challenges and solutions.

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Better by Design's Geoff Suvalko explains how a struggling business can turn around.

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Questions are being raised about the employment conditions of Uber drivers in New Zealand, following a landmark legal decision in the UK, which found that Uber drivers are not self-employed.

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Punakaiki Fund is in initial talks with brokers about listing, as it releases a detailed product disclosure statement to the market.

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The underlying weakness in ANZ Bank’s annual net profit was all in the commercial banking operations, with the retail operations continuing strong profit growth.

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Xero surprised the market with stronger-than-expected subscriber growth in Australia and New Zealand and the company sees further growth in those markets.

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Accounting software company Xero added just 15,000 US customers in the six months ended September, taking the total to 77,000.

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Hellaby MD Alan Clarke and Bapcor CEO Darryl Abotomey on Hellaby's acquisition strategy.

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