Women are being branded an untapped resource in filling the national trades shortage, as a new company seeks to get women into the construction industry.

Concerns that students who could potentially be quality vets are being turned away has prompted Massey Uni to give the qualification a major overhaul.

COMMENT: Through a plumbing apprenticeship young people are setting themselves up for a career where there is huge demand for their skills.

Damon Stapleton is one of the world's most awarded advertising creatives. The South African migrant now helms DDB New Zealand.

New Zealand's top money men and women are not satisfied with reaching the peak of their financial career - many also want to be the

A Massey High School student has secured a place at a prestigious music college, the same institution that sparked the careers of John Mayer, Imagine Dragons and Quincy Jones.

Employers are being challenged to take on 500 unemployed young people in the next 50 days to give young New Zealanders a break into their first jobs.

The chance to take the top job was 'too good to be true', Inland Revenue boss Naomi Ferguson tells Tamsyn Parker.

John Funnell was the search-and-rescue pilot who has saved the lives of thousands of victims, clocking up a staggering 19,000 hours of flight time.

WATCH: Successful New Zealand fashion designer, Kharl WiRepa from Rotorua opens up about his life before and after his addiction to meth.

Support helps women get to the top, but so does taking your chances, an aspiring CEO tells Tamsyn Parker.

High school in 2016 has become a playground for the logistical mastermind.

Building the $35 million ASB Waterfront Theatre has been the biggest challenge yet for Auckland's 'Mr Theatre' Alun Larsen.

It wasn't until Seng was 33 years old when he fulfilled his modelling dream at New York Fashion Week, but it hasn't been an easy ride.

Getting into debt early and spending more than you earn can set you up for a life time of poor financial decisions.

Natasha Hoyland used to be a homebody. Now she is forging a career as a stand-up comedian, a path she credits to YWCA's Future Leaders programme.

Even in the long-established tea and coffee trade, there's still room for innovation.

Friends, family, colleagues, colleagues' family members - nosy nurse looked at their medical notes.

Labour wants careers advice to be more professional.

COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that both parents take equal responsibility for their children? Or that their workplaces support them equally?

When Kiwi Tom Currie quit his job to become a full-time Pokemon hunter he had no idea it could turn out to be the best career move he has ever made.

Stacey Walker is a rare breed - a woman who's happiest wearing her hi-vis vest.

Auckland's sky-high house prices were the catalyst for a former advertising executive to chuck in a 20-year career and pick up tools.

You wouldn't think giving kids good career advice was an overly difficult job; and yet, here we are.

Providing these opportunities not only strengthens the knowledge and skills of their employees, but also helps retain their top talent.

Arne Sorenson recently shared his views on what employers are looking for in their new hires at an event at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Negative attitudes and perceptions of discrimination against part-time employees remain strong.

Danielle Wright discovers that it's not so much what degree you do as just doing a degree that counts

In the past, apprenticeships were often seen as something for people who didn't get good enough grades to go to university. Times have changed, reports Danielle Wright