Victoria Crone

While PM John Key calls Auckland's new Unitary Plan 'reasonable', three of the city's mayoral candidates are divided on its efficacy - and whether it takes too hard a line. Audio

Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone wants to impose extra rates on empty houses, commercial buildings and land to help solve the city's housing shortage. Audio

It's possible more people will struggle to afford to rent or buy, in Auckland after the council did a U-Turn on its proposed changes to the Unitary plan. Audio

Driverless car trials, a regional fuel tax and taking a knife to Auckland Council costs are among the opening shots from the leading contenders to be the next mayor of Auckland. Audio

It's still a year until Aucklanders vote for a new Mayor, but the race is already heating up with business leader Victoria Crone officially throwing her hat in the ring. Audio

Auckland's mayoral race has a new prominent contender with business leader Vick Crone confirming she'll seek the office. Audio

Businesswoman Victoria Crone will today to confirm she'll seek the Auckland mayoralty in next year's election. Audio

MYOB says its figures on customer numbers in Australia and New Zealand using its cloud services aren't comparable with those of its rival, Xero. Audio

A survey indicates that more than a quarter of small businesses are turning over more than half-a-million-dollars a year. Audio

Xero's latest milestone in trying to make itself indispensible to its small business clients is its partnership with Z Energy. Audio

For businesses, it was the construction industry, the start-up companies, and the firms with a strong research and development focus, that were the big winners. Audio

Xero is one of New Zealand's fastest growing businesses while Garage Project, a Wellington craft brewery, employs eight full-time staff. Audio