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Housing affordability still a serious problem - English

Housing affordability is still a problem and the "housing market is not working properly'', says Finance Minister Bill English.

Wall St dips as revenue prospects dim

Experts tip hold on rates

Bryan Gould: Cuts have consequences

An apparent absence of economic rationality is not the only reason for questioning the Government's sense of priorities over this issue, writes Bryan Gould.

Australia's health still good

Bernard Hickey: Tax evaders can be artful dodgers

Avoiding or evading tax used to be socially acceptable, or at least not socially unacceptable. Bernard Hickey looks at how artful these dodgers can be.

Dita De Boni: Workers want to be wanted

Sure, people want a job. But more than that, they want to avoid boredom and take pride in their work, writes Ditia De Boni. "Life is too short to endure a psychotic boss."

Wall St mixed on US data

Bank boss fails in job title compo claim

The former chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase's NZ branch says he missed job opportunities because the bank failed to refer to his correct title.

Wall St up as US corporate earnings surprise

Tax dodgers cost country $80m

Tax-dodging Kiwis cheated the country out of at least $80 million in undeclared income last year - and the scale of the problem remains unknown.

Employer told to pay out $74,000

Sacked waiter just wants to move on

A waiter sacked from a popular Auckland cafe for allegedly stealing a $15 tip wants to move on with his life after a "horrible" ordeal to clear his name.

Hirequip could be sold to private equity group

Watching porn 'took mind off work'

Inflation just 0.8pc - dollar falls

The consumers price index (CPI) rose just 0.3 per cent for the September 2012 quarter, taking the annual rate to just 0.8 per cent.