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Brian Gaynor: Bank pours fuel on the real estate fire

COMMENT: While the focus is on government debt and farm debt, interest rate cut adds to a much bigger problem.

Clean Slate Act needs a good wash

Prisoner advocates blast the legislation which was designed to assist former convicts gain employment, writes Paul Charman

Brian Fallow: World weighs heavily on NZ

BRIAN FALLOW: An increasingly sombre view of the global economy lies behind the Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official cash rate.

Worker killed in forestry incident

A person understood to be a forestry worker has been killed in an incident at a forestry block in Tinui.

Understanding the 'war on men' in the workplace

Changes in the workplace since the 1970s have hit men much harder than women, Justin Fox writes.

Dollar tumbles after surprise OCR cut

The New Zealand dollar dropped by US1c after the Reserve Bank surprised the market with this morning's OCR cut.

'More foreign investment needed'

Treasury secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says New Zealand needs to broaden its approach to Asian markets and embrace higher levels of foreign investment.

Peter Lyons: Free market doctrine's bubble about to burst

We may be witnessing the death of a doctrine that has shaped our economy, writes Peter Lyons.

NZ still lags in top jobs for women

New Zealand has held onto its position as the fourth best performing country for opportunities for women in work.

Josie Pagani: Govt's top priority should be lifting wages

Raising income for low-wage earners saves the rest from higher tax and can help lift employment, writes Josie Pagani.

Govt's 7-month operating surplus beats forecast

The operating balance before gains and losses was a surplus of $934 million in the seven months ended January 31.

Is this the end of cut-price mortgages?

WATCH THE ECONOMY HUB: Home owners could face higher mortgage payments if the Reserve Bank doesn't cut rates further this year.

Brian Fallow: Learning about learning

Employers are among the stakeholders the Productivity Commission wants to hear from as it sets about a wide-ranging inquiry into tertiary education.

Mark Gillard: What Generation X does next

Fall in house prices to be 'short-lived'

Quotable Value expert says activity is picking up and investors are starting to return to the market.

Can you make colleagues do the right thing?

What should you do when a boss doesn't thank you, or a colleague - ew - doesn't wash their hands?

Bryan Gould: Fair pay fight part of wider war for respect

Our failure to pay women at the same rate as we pay men is nevertheless an expression of a deeply entrenched attitude in our society, Bryan Gould writes.

What the best companies get right about salaries

Unhappy with your salary? You're not alone.