Employment$400m more a year for KiwiSaverUp to $400 million more a year could be pumped into the KiwiSaver scheme with the latest contribution increases.01 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Top-ups from employers' pocketsWill an increase in KiwiSaver employer contributions be covered by dropping my base pay back?01 Apr 04:30 PM
EconomyForum chance to strengthen Chinese-NZ tiesNew Zealand and Chinese leaders are gearing up for one of their most significant gatherings since the Free Trade Agreement was signed five years ago.01 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionTamsyn ParkerStock Takes: Cyprus scareThe situation in Cyprus has been a blunt reminder that the world is still working through debt problems which could lead to more global market wobbles.27 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Income tax cut tipped as best betFinance Minister Bill English has asked officials what tax reforms could materially lift the economy's performance, writes Brian Fallow.27 Mar 04:30 PM
EconomySurvey shows dip in confidenceBusiness confidence slipped in this month's ANZ Business Outlook survey, though it remains high by the standards of the survey's 25-year history.27 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentInnovation: New projects drive plans to hire staffThe overwhelming majority of Auckland information and communications technology employers are planning to hire new staff this year as new projects are rolled out and customer demand increases, research shows.27 Mar 04:30 PM
EconomyKiwi R&D spending on the riseNew Zealand's research and development spend rose to $2.6b last year but remains far below many other OECD countries as a proportion of GDP.27 Mar 01:00 AM
EmploymentTop job opportunities on the boilEngineering and construction started this year as hot industries for jobs. The collapse of Mainzeal flooded the market with motivated jobseekers.26 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentCities muffle Christchurch growthAuckland and Wellington are still dragging down New Zealand's job market, despite spectacular earthquake recovery-related growth in Christchurch.25 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentXero, Orion will hire Telecom workersSoftware companies Xero and Orion Health say they will be able to absorb at least some of the workers who are set to lose their jobs at Telecom.21 Mar 10:05 PM
Official Cash RateGDP up on forecastsStellar growth in the last three months of 2012 indicates the economy started this year with more momentum than expected - sufficiently more, perhaps, to counter the headwind of drought.21 Mar 04:30 PM
EconomyChasing growth a flawed model - academicNew Zealand's continuous pursuit of economic growth is depleting the country's resources while failing to satisfy our material desires, says an Auckland academic.20 Mar 11:30 PM
BDBDEconomyEconomic surge in 2012 - GDP up 1.5pcThe New Zealand economy grew at the fastest quarterly pace in three years in the tail-end of last year.20 Mar 10:20 PM
EmploymentView of Asia sours in harder timesThe Kiwi love affair with Asia may be waning with fewer now thinking Asia is important to New Zealand's future or viewing Asian immigration as positive.20 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandRoyal lifestyle an audacious fraudHiding in the laundry chute of his luxury riverside apartment, Hohepa Morehu-Barlow fumed as he watched detectives rummage through his trove of designer belongings.20 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentCuddling resthome worker wins payoutA resthome worker who hid behind a door when discovered with a gardener in a dead resident's studio has been awarded more than $6000 in lost wages.19 Mar 09:12 PM
EmploymentAviation chief lives dreamThe Hawaiian Airlines president and chief executive's love of aviation developed as a child frequently flying across the Atlantic from the United States to Britain.19 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentWorkers in NZ 'optimistic'When American Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics "ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative" in 1944, it's unlikely he gave any consideration to the sentiment behind his popular song.19 Mar 04:30 PM
EconomyGPG looks to its optionsGuinness Peat Group (GPG), the investment holding company in the final stages of selling all but one of its assets, is considering its options after completing a share buyback yesterday.19 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionMichael Naylor: Farmers need to be able to insure against droughtThere is no real risk to insurance companies in this, as it is either passed on to reinsurers, or is covered by weather-linked "catastrophe bonds", writes Michael Naylor.19 Mar 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateIMF cautions against tinkeringThe International Monetary Fund counsels against "messing with" the NZ monetary policy framework.18 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Kiwi dollar balances on price of cheeseWe can expect to see the price rise steadily again over the coming months, writes Liam Dann. The commodity price of dairy has been tracking up since it hit a worrying low last winter.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentInner-city carpark tax plan about fairness, says DunneRevenue Minister Peter Dunne says his proposed tax on employer-provided carparks is about fairness and he questions why opponents have only now challenged the plan.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentTAB cuts 50 jobs and closes centreMore than 50 long-serving TAB workers look set to lose their jobs as the agency prepares to close its Auckland phone betting centre at Ellerslie.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentMany Auckland firms expect boostAlmost half of Auckland's small and medium-sized firms expect a lift in sales in the coming year, research suggests.17 Mar 04:30 PM
