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Job cuts loom at Kawerau mill

'Baby Boomer' credit defaults soar

Baby Boomer lifestyles 'are coming home to roost' as defaults on credit payments rise, a credit information provider says.

Air New Zealand's legal workload

Rising job ads 'signal worst over'

Union disappointed at lock-out restructure

No unilateral tarriff cuts till 2015, says trade minister

New Zealand will not consider the unilateral reduction of any tariffs until 2015 at the earliest, says Trade Minister Tim Groser.

Line engineers protest at Telecom annual meeting

Business confidence up to levels not seen since 1999

Power to oust 'incompetent and unskilled' liquidators, receivers

Commerce Minister Simon Power plans to force out "incompetent and unskilled" liquidators and receivers in a bid to improve regulation of insolvency practitioners.

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Australia 'well placed' to ride out crisis

Outlook brightening, economists say

Colleagues' 'dark side' can create toxic workplaces - study

New research suggests up to one in 10 workplaces harbours a psychopathically oriented worker.

Staff turned away over 'sabotage'

Light at the end of the tunnel? Economic growth prospects rise

For the first time in over a year economic growth prospects have been revised upwards, an economic think-tank says.

Police look into toxic spill at dairy plant

Latest surveys a big boost for confidence

Two surveys this morning suggest confidence is rapidly returning to the economy.

TV stars face further salary cuts