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Follow the squiggly brick road

Digital entrepreneur and Massive Inc co-founder Claudia Batten opens up about her unconventional career path.

Reasons to be cheerful in the workplace

Which comes first - happiness or success? Lynne Miller offers some suggestions for a better working life.

Gen Y deserves a better rap

Ask a 15-year-old what makes his generation different from the ones before, and he'll give you a straight answer: "Anything that's not digital is boring."

Migration surged to a record in 2014

Trade import, export imbalance widens

New Zealand's trade accounts were in the red for the sixth month in a row in December, imports exceeding exports by $159 million or 3.6 per cent.

Hope amid housing affordability gloom

The Reserve Bank's indication that its next interest rate move could be down is expected to reinforce a decline in fixed mortgage rates.

Brian Fallow: Greece to Europe - "Enough!"

Greek voters have sent Europe's leaders a message: the austerity policy you have been pursuing in recent years is economically perverse, socially cruel and ultimately subversive.

Kiwifruit businesses breach laws in Bay of Plenty

The Government's employment watchdog has taken enforcement action against eight employers in the Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit industry following breaches of minimum employment standards.

AA calls for inquiry on fuel pricing

The Automobile Association has called for a ministerial inquiry into the cost of fuel as an informal survey found variations of up to $1.34 at different sites around the country.

Boss's warning after theft of $146,000

An employer says he's embarrassed, but wants other business owners to beware, after one of his workers charged with handling - and monitoring - finances stole $146k.

Council red tape in the spotlight

The Government has spelled out its masterplan for reversing skyrocketing house prices across the country - but will the 10-point plan work?

Katherine Percy: Bill puts focus on safe health practices

Employers will have greater health and safety obligations once the Health and Safety Reform Bill becomes law in the first half of 2015.

Inequality in our economy

Low inflation fuels talk of rate cut

Inflation dropped below the Reserve Bank's annual 1 to 3 per cent target range in calendar 2014, extinguishing beyond doubt any expectations of an increase in its official cash rate this year and prompting talk that the next move could instead be a cut.

Wage increases smaller than expected

Finance Minister Bill English says wage increases, especially in the public sector, may have to be smaller than previously expected with inflation running so low.

Rates may stay lower longer as inflation falls