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National house prices at record high

House prices around the country have hit a new high with the median price now topping $440,000 but sales are down 10% on last year. (+infographic)

Restless workers exploit social media for new jobs

When Mark Gozzo got a request from a stranger to connect on LinkedIn, he considered it just another chance to expand his professional network. In a month's time, it had turned into a new job.

Drop-off in movie making sinks screen industry revenue

A decline in the production of feature films last year dragged the New Zealand screen industry's revenue down 4 per cent.

Brian Fallow: Monetary policy attack off target

A fundamental reason New Zealand interest rates and exchange rates are systematically higher than we might wish is that collectively we do not save enough.

City jobless at six-year low

Auckland's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in six years. So what's behind the fall and will it continue?

PM defends new exploration permits

Prime Minister John Key has defended new oil and gas exploration permits in a major conservation park, saying it is not a National Park and mining already takes place there.

Carter Holt pursued over leaky schools

The Ministry of Education will continue to pursue a leaky schools lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey after it failed in an attempt to have the claim quashed.

Inflation spectre in strong recovery

A recovery growing stronger and broader, but accompanied by inflation pressures, is the picture painted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's latest quarterly survey .

Tom O'Neil: Tell teens to stay in learning if they don't stay in school

If you are wondering what to do with your career-drifting teen, there are a number of resources that can help, writes Tom O'Neil.

Dealing with bad co-workers

The Career Coach, Joyce E.A. Russell, answers questions from readers about how to handle co-workers' annoying habits.

Auckland house sales jump 80pc

Auckland residential property sales rebounded strongly in March after a soft February, according to the city's largest realtor.

Former McDonald's managers admit withholding worker wages

Two former McDonald's store managers said they helped withhold employees' wages at the restaurant chain after facing pressure to keep labour costs down.

Brian Fallow: Tax by backdoor an odious trick

If ministers are tempted to smuggle a retrospective tax grab into the statute books under the cover of a Budget, they should drive that thought from their minds, writes Brian Fallow.

Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas exploration

The government has opened eight new areas for oil and gas exploration in its 2014 Block Offer, unveiled by Energy Minister Simon Bridges.

Michael Barnett: Shift in leadership of Auckland urgent

If we are to move at a pace that keeps Auckland in the game we need to move from a government-led economy to a shared leadership, writes Michael Barnett.

Fran O'Sullivan: IMF dulls shine on China trade goal

John Key won't be thanking the IMF for taking a little bit of the shine off his new joint goal for bilateral trade between NZ and China to reach $30 billion by 2020, writes Fran O'Sullivan.