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PM: KiwiBuild policy 'dishonest'
Prime Minister John Key has called Labour's KiwiBuild housing policy "dishonest".
Apprentice subsidies come 'too late'
Opposition parties have welcomed the Prime Minister's plans to expand Government subsidies for apprenticeships - but say they have come too late.
Govt deficit news better than forecast
A month after releasing new budget forecasts, the New Zealand government is tracking above them.
Compo for worker who lied
A South African who faked work references and lied about his qualifications and experience has won $10,000 compensation for unjustified dismissal.
Union weakness lured films
John Key says Hollywood finds New Zealand more attractive than other countries because it does not have a strong union movement.
Market bubble fears raised
Tower investment boss Sam Stubbs says there are signs New Zealand is headed for a sharemarket bubble and investors need to be wary of overvalued listed companies.
Mai Chen: Time to harness the economic tiger
We need to broaden the criteria against which we measure the progress of Government, writes Mai Chen, to include those non-material things, like happiness and equity.
NZ 21st nation for globalisation
New Zealand has been ranked 21st in a 60-country globalisation survey conducted by consultants Ernst & Young.
Geoff Cooper: Misguided government policies stifle Auckland
Auckland is home to a higher proportion of high-value service sectors operating in niche areas that we are competitive in, writes Geoff Cooper.
Doctorates where the big money is
Doctorate degrees can earn graduates more than double the national median wage five years after capping, a Ministry of Education report has found.
Eloquent fraudster greatest anti-austerity critic Portugal never had
Artur Baptista da Silva's outspoken attacks on Portugal's austerity cuts made the bespectacled 61-year-old one of the country's leading media pundits last year.
Matthew Jones: Minimum wage rises destroy jobs for those most in need
There is little doubt that we desire higher wages and higher standards of living for our society but this cannot be done through legislation, writes Matthew Jones.
Official cash rate expected to hold
The Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut its official cash rate, economists say, despite another quarter of weak inflation. The consumers price index fell 0.2 per cent in the December quarter, when the markets and the Reserve Bank had expected a 0.1 per cent r
Prices drop in Dec - inflation now 0.9pc
Prices unexpectedly fell by 0.2 per cent during the December quarter, said Statistics NZ this morning, taking the annual rate of inflation to just 0.9 per cent. Seasonal falls in vegetable prices helped push the CPI down.
Brian Rudman: Affordable housing? It's right under your nose, guys
Bill English should look into a mirror next time he points the finger at Auckland Council for not doing enough to encourage affordable housing, writes Brian Rudman.
Kiwis fizz over Coke boss' criticism
Chief executives and unionists have weighed in on the debate sparked by a soft drink boss' comments that New Zealand has an "ingrained" anti-corporate mentality.
No move towards work-hour limit
The Government has ignored a recommendation by the United Nations for legislation to dictate a maximum number of work hours to reduce the risk to workplace health and safety.
Sir James Dyson: Let's get inventing to create jobs and prosperity
Invention creates jobs, it creates exports, and it creates wealth, writes Sir James Dyson. Both in the UK and in New Zealand, we need to do more to ease the skills shortage.
Brian Fallow: Kiwis renewing appetite for debt
Kiwi households have regained their appetite for debt, and it is getting rapidly more hearty, write Brian Fallow.