Good news for would-be house buyers with small deposits - the banks seem to be more willing to lend to you.

The German-built container ship Med is safely back in the Port of Tauranga for repairs after it was hit with major steering problems on Monday as it passed Mayor Island.

There's no doubt about it: Everyone needs help in business, writes Jeremy Tauri.

The Reserve Bank has increased the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3 per cent this morning.

Do your staff use social media while at work?

"You can be fined $20,000 for not having an employment agreement," a labour inspector from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) told me recently.

The lure of a great lifestyle and a strengthening economy have contributed to a 24.1 per cent rise in the number of jobs advertised in the Bay of Plenty.

We're hearing a lot about the strength of the economy and the boom that economists assure us lies ahead.