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Solo dad on benefit says he'll be no better off working for minimum wage
'I can understand why there is a reluctance to move away from the safety net benefits.'

'Gutting' $500k home build blowout: Stress, delays and broken dreams
'Scary times': Young couple pulled out of new build due to material price hikes of 40%.

'We wonder why we work': Desperate family does not qualify for Govt help
Chris Luxon: 'It's heartbreaking' hearing stories from people in the squeezed middle.

'Stuck': Employers blamed for not moving gender pay gap dial
Minister for Women Jan Tinetti: 'I would encourage everyone to join their union.'

Gone by smoko: Workers quitting on first day, other staff 'tired and stressed out'
'Mental health tsunami is coming' as labour shortage hits workers left to pick up slack.

'Ready to rock 'n' roll': Rotorua Ziplines launches steepest, fastest course
'We believe our course is one of the most challenging zipline builds undertaken.'

'Never ending story': Some businesses dealing with daily price hikes
'Everyday we get a new list with price increases.'

'Swimming against tide': Businesses get slammed as customers wary of spending
Inevitable that retailers will need to pass on their rising costs to consumers.

Carmen Hall: Some Kiwis just don't fancy physical work
It is the industries where you might break a sweat that are suffering the most.

'It's crazy': Timber boss can't find 30 staff - production lost
'A bit scary' Forestry log exporters watching NZ dollar closely.

'Judgment day' looms for borrowers as interest, inflation soar
A $600k mortgage could soon cost an extra $200/week yet many borrowers are ahead on loans.

Revealed: The industry paying $100,000+ salaries - and still can't find enough workers
Anna Browne has traded her hairdressing scissors for a 40-tonne crane.

Carmen Hall: No sympathy for those over-committed on mortgage
OPINION: If you can't afford a mortgage hike why did you borrow in the first place?

'Afraid' of rejection: Mortgage lending plummets, tough rules blamed
Interest rate rises add up for borrowers, with masses of fixed loans due for refinancing

Supersized plasterboard factory to bring dozens of jobs
Fletchers said it was working with about 70 Auckland employees who don't want to move.

Businesses ready to say 'g'day' to Aussies this Easter
It's not just the Easter bunny hopping into the Bay this weekend, businesses say.

'Opportunists': Gib board selling for 'exorbitant' prices online in shortage
Trade Me: Average sale price in plasterboard category up 412% from October to March.

Mowers, chainsaws and a cold beer: The surprising ways high-powered bosses unwind
Leaders reveal their best tonics for workplace stress.

'In our DNA': How NZ company grew its value from $31m to $330m
'Last season Bay growers received $1.78 billion from the sale of kiwifruit'

Supply chain crisis: Soaring costs hammer companies, some may go bust
Plumbers will definitely run out of some products, market warned.

Carmen Hall: Time to lift anchor on cruise ship visits
Opinion:The Government needs to get its act together and announce maritime border opening.

'Please help': Kiwifruit leader's SOS as Omicron hits workforce
More than a shift's worth of kiwifruit workers not at one packhouse due to Omicron.

'Open border': Cruise industry fears passengers will sail away
'It's not like flicking on a light switch: We need to plan some operators have closed.

What pandemic? The city experiencing jobs boom in face of Omicron
Employment experts have labeled the jobs boom as "diabolical" and "crazy".

Revealed: Where experts think disgruntled landlords will invest their money
Meet retired teacher investor: 'Good luck with living on $250 to $300 a week from super'.

Kiwifruit workers earning up to $40 an hour as sector battles labour shortage
Some seasonal kiwifruit workers are choosing the days and hours they want to work.

'You just have to live your life': Meet young Kiwis bringing back big OE
Covid concern is no deterrent to travel: 'It is more dangerous going to the supermarket.'

Gold kiwifruit orchards set record $2 million a canopy hectare
The number of growers had increased by about 15 per cent in the last five years.

Carmen Hall: My dad was a tradie. This is what I think about the current shortage
Trades offer a path in life and can provide a secure future.

What they really want: Young employees and workplaces talk leadership
Pet hate in a manager is those who work a 'hierarchy system'.

How to tell if you are working for a great boss or a bad manager
Control freaks and insecure managers who look after themselves first can taint workplaces.

Supply chain woes: How our ports are faring compared to Oz counterparts
'Soul destroying' Export company boss says its now losing customers due to shipping woes.

Mission 'impossible': No Kiwi takers for jobs, headhunting and poaching rife
'Everyone in the whole country is screaming out for tradies.'

Looming 'exodus': Tradies getting 30 per cent more pay in Aussie
Unvaccinated business owners are fleeing NZ to start up again overseas.

'Pouring petrol on inflation fire': Business leaders fear minimum wage rise could be 'last straw'
But some business owners believe employers should be paying the Living Wage of $22.75.

Carmen Hall: Let's make period undies available in schools free
Poor access to period products can affect students' attendance and engagement at school.

Carmen Hall: It's time to restart this $5.2b sector
OPINION: A lack of international students have left some businesses barely hanging on.

Would you spend $500,000 and move countries to educate your kids? This Korean mum has
"Sometimes I feel like I have a lot of responsibilities on my shoulders."

'Nowhere to pivot': International student sector still haemorrhaging
'Reduction in revenue significant': Chris Hipkins on international student cash flows

'Catastrophe' brewing: Six-month wait on some building materials
Small building firms could go bust: 'It's bloody sad to see this unfolding, to be honest.'

Border opening for skilled workers could be too late for horticulture
Some industry sectors fear the movement of workers could go both ways.

'We can only wait and hope': Locals stuck overseas react to plan to reopen borders
Locals react to the Government's border announcement.

Want a job? 24,000 kiwifruit workers needed as labour shortage bites
Last season harvesting roles paid an average of $27 an hour rates vary and can reach $40.

Carmen Hall: Cancel all the major events until we navigate through Omicron
A lot of angry people out there who have lost money trying to showcase their events.

Are you missing out? What perks some bosses are offering
Not just about pay: Why workplace culture matters.