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Job market: Nearly 6000 new roles filled in November, Stats NZ says

Service industries fuelled more hiring but bank says it could be 'temporary respite'.

Los Angeles fires could be costliest disaster in US history, says Governor

Financial Times: Fire damage could cost more than a quarter of a trillion dollars.

UK to ‘unleash’ AI to turbocharge economy

AI touted as saviour for teachers personalising lessons to business record-keeping.

New home consents up in November but down 12% annually

House-building costs only rose 1.1% in 2024, well below 2022′s increases.

New EMA boss John Fraser-Mackenzie: 2025 will still be a tough year

Summer questions: New head of business group on the outlook for 2025.

Opinion: After a great run for stocks, be ready for something different

NY Times: Sizzling returns may continue, but it would be wise to prepare for next storm.

Logistics groups move Chinese staff to help companies tackle Sino-US trade tensions

Financial Times: Firms redeploy Mandarin speakers to help manufacturers set up overseas.

The Regulatory Standards Bill is a 'constitutional straitjacket', its critics say

The bill is slammed as 'dangerous', while warnings sounded of Act ideology entrenchment.

Ho Chi Minh to Northcote: 'Southern Hemisphere's largest modular housing project'

'We see New Zealand as a long-term strategy.

Sasha Borissenko: Rush to pass laws makes for bad government

OPINION: Here’s to a new year – and better decision-making

Diana Clement: How practising gratitude can improve your finances

OPINION: Appreciating and being thankful for what we have can work wonders.

The Sapphire Merchant: From pebbles on a beach to $90,000 gemstones

A fruitless search for a special sapphire led Gemma Brain to launch a gemstone company.

Hannah McQueen: Why earning good money won’t make you rich

Liam Dann talks to Hannah McQueen, founder of financial strategy firm EnableMe.

Steven Joyce: Nikki Kaye and Tariana Turia shine amid the collapse of civility in politics

Politicians with their hearts in the right place look increasingly quaint.

Fran O’Sullivan: Should Donald Trump simply buy NZ and ‘Make Aotearoa Great Again’?

OPINION: Trump is eyeing Greenland but why not NZ?

Meet the casino-loving Kiwi shaping gambling globally

Aucklander Nick Khin takes us inside the US entertainment industry.