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Employment confidence rises despite looming 5% unemployment rate forecast

Job market may have stabilised despite concerns over jitters.

Whakaari White Island tour company owes $8.5m, liquidators say

Just $53,000 in assets as liquidators work to sell what they can.

'Hold them captive': Kiwi billionaire boss wants to ban staff leaving for coffee

'We can’t have people working three days a week and picking up five days a week pay.'

Economists pick the three big issues for NZ in 2025

Last year inflation was the big worry but it has now fallen down the list.

The grey wave of Kiwis working past the conventional age of retirement

Septuagenarians at the gate — what's driving the greying of New Zealand's workforce.

Soft skills key: Expert predicts job market trends for 2025

Soft skills are increasingly in demand as artificial intelligence takes over hard skills.

Ten most valuable deals by foreigners trading NZ assets in latest year

Value of deals in 2024 was less than half the value of those the previous year.

Paul Jarvie: Retirement – is it for all of us, or only some of us?

With the right support, older employees bring experience and economic value.

Paul Jarvie: Stop calling workplace safety failures ‘accidents’

For too long, ‘accident’ has been a blanket term that absolves responsibility.

'I bleed orange but this is awful': Mitre 10 selling properties to repay debt

'Sale of several non-strategic property assets [to] re-cycle capital, reduce debt.'

Business outlook 'brightening' as inflation expectations fall - ANZ

ANZ's Business Outlook shows confidence dipped but firms' own expectations are rising.

Official Cash Rate cut: Reserve Bank says more cuts to come in February

But Governor Adrian Orr warns borrowers not to expect extremely low rates.

Big blue wants people: 400 Ikea staff needed next year

'We need a big team due to the way we will run operations in New Zealand'.

Inside Economics: Outlook for housing in 2025...do we really want another boom?

Liam Dann takes a look at the forecasts for the property market.

Bunnings declares $79m net profit from New Zealand operations

It employs about 5000-plus staff in its stores, trade and distribution centres.

More interest rate relief coming ... but how much and where to next?

The Reserve Bank will this week deliver a new set of forecasts for where rates are headed.

Editorial: Why we need to look past a 'survive till 25' mentality

Economic recovery is coming but won't solve structural problems.

'Burning cash' - insider on Mitre 10's 'horrific' software system upgrade

Auditors PwC: Cited disruptions to operations from that IT upgrade.