Business

The head of an organisation representing about 7000 of NZ's 270,000 landlords is relieved the Government's won't introduce a capital gains tax, saying a third of homes were at stake.

To eager purchasers of the Model T Ford, Henry Ford reputedly said, "you can have any colour you like as long as it's black". He knew the introduction of low-cost motoring was a revolutionary development and offering a selection of colours just added cost.

Spark has been fined $675,000 for making false and misleading representations in its customer invoices and when making a $100 credit offer to new customers.