BDBDOfficial Cash RateHouse sales fall from six-year highThe number of New Zealand house sales slipped from a six-year high last month, but the national market is still being driven by Auckland and Christchurch.13 May 12:10 AM
EconomyTreasurer won't rule out more 'nasties'Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan concedes the political reality of not returning a much-promised surplus will be painful.12 May 05:30 PM
EconomyG7 pledges to nurture world recoveryThe Group of Seven top economies is committed to "nurturing" world economic recovery, British finance minister George Osborne said at the weekend.12 May 05:30 PM
EmploymentRadical rethink for BudgetThe economic forecasts underpinning Thursday's Budget will need to differ substantially from those the Treasury offered in its half-year update six months ago.12 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Interest rates the pin that will prick bubbleWatching our Reserve Bank and news about interest rates from overseas this week, Bernard Hickey wondered how it will all end.11 May 05:30 PM
EmploymentHealthy workers better for bottom lineRecent research tells us the benefits of keeping fit and eating well extend beyond good health and weight loss to also include increased productivity at work.10 May 05:30 PM
EmploymentStrike a balance with social media useWith so many eyes glued to social media during work time, employers are increasingly considering how sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook can help them hire staff.10 May 05:30 PM
EconomyProperty boom: House prices soarHouse prices are booming around New Zealand - with the average price of an Auckland city home rocketing to $735,692, up 12 per cent over the past year.09 May 06:55 PM
EmploymentJobless rate drops to 3-year lowThe official unemployment rate has fallen to 6.2 per cent, the lowest for three years, whereas six months ago it was 7.3 per cent, the highest for 13 years.09 May 05:30 PM
EconomyThe Insider: Royal veg goes underEconomic reality has claimed Britain's poshest greengrocer, Prince Charles' organic vegetable store.09 May 05:30 PM
EconomyLabour leaders to discuss KiwiBuild plan todayLabour leaders will today discuss how they plan to implement a plan to deliver 10,000 affordable starter homes every year for 10 years.08 May 09:59 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Austerity's for booms, not slumpsAs we await another miserly Budget from Bill English we are entitled to wonder whether the Government is overdoing the fiscal discipline, writes Brian Fallow.08 May 05:30 PM
EconomyHousing outlook hits record highExpectations of house price inflation have hit a record high in ASB's quarterly survey, while the numbers who consider it a good time to buy a house continue to fall.07 May 05:30 PM
EconomyCapital fights on in shadow of AucklandWellington is a city facing challenges and great competition from Auckland but commentators say it is by no means "dying" as Prime Minister John Key has claimed.07 May 05:30 PM
EconomyKey's apology over 'dying' WellingtonPrime Minister John Key has offered "an unreserved apology'' to any Wellingtonian offended by his comment that the capital city was "dying".07 May 12:13 AM
EconomyNZ CFOs cautiously optimistic but global fears remainNew Zealand's chief financial officers are feeling cautiously upbeat but remain worried about challenges in Europe.06 May 05:30 PM
BDBDEconomyGovernment deficit smaller than forecastThe government kept a smaller operating deficit than forecast in the first nine months of the financial year, even as the cost of the Canterbury earthquakes grew.05 May 10:30 PM
