EmploymentWanted: Three boffins to save the worldA tiny institute in Oxford is gearing up for futuristic robot wars, aiming to protect humanity if artificial intelligence goes bad.31 Dec 12:40 AM
EmploymentQueenstown restaurant fined $6000A Japanese restaurant has been fined $6000 for failing to keep employment records.23 Dec 11:03 PM
EmploymentWorker to repay $30k of stolen fundsA woman will spend the next 15 years paying back more than $30,000 she stole while working for a taxpayer-funded agency.23 Dec 09:21 PM
EmploymentWinz owed $627m from beneficiariesBeneficiaries owed more than $627 million to Work and Income at the end of the financial year, according to official figures.22 Dec 08:49 PM
BDBDEconomyNZ dollar touched two-month highThe kiwi reached 68.36 US cents overnight, touching a two-month high.22 Dec 08:07 PM
EmploymentCompany fined over worker's deathA Japanese food importing company has been sentenced over the death of a worker in a forklift accident.22 Dec 04:30 PM
BDBDEconomyMercantile share placement raises $1.4mSir Ron Brierley's Mercantile Investments raised $1.4 million in a discounted share placement to local wholesale investors.22 Dec 04:00 PM
EmploymentWork-life balance crucial for KiwisA new survey reveals work-life balance is more important in New Zealand than in any other country.21 Dec 11:00 PM
EmploymentHo, ho, ho, all the way to the bankFor professional Santas, there's a monetary difference between a real beard and a fake one.21 Dec 10:00 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Monetary policy only hides economic bruisesLower interest rates in New Zealand generally stoke housing inflation. This creates few new jobs and little additional output, writes Peter Lyons.21 Dec 10:00 PM
OpinionKinley Salmon: Diversifying economy going awryThere is no doubt New Zealand's economy needs to diversify, writes Kinley Salmon. In 2013, 44 per cent of our goods exports were animal and animal products21 Dec 09:29 PM
EconomyRecord migrants, tourists for NZMigration flows into New Zealand continue to surge, with the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand showing a net gain of 6300 migrants last month.21 Dec 07:39 AM
EconomyDebt Star: Crashing the Galactic EconomyWas the destruction of the Death Star merely an Imperial trap to financially bankrupt the Rebel Alliance?21 Dec 02:09 AM
EmploymentMillions given to help protect exploited NZ workersA task force has been given $32 million of government funding to crack down on underpayment of workers in South Auckland.20 Dec 07:50 PM
EditorialEditorial: Rates rise may be first step to true recoveryThe raising of interest rates by the United States Federal Reserve late last week is the best news in seven years for the world's economy.20 Dec 04:00 PM
EmploymentStaff being paid as little as $7 an hourThere are concerns about workplace abuse after it was discovered some retail staff were being paid $7 an hour. The adult minimum wage in New Zealand is $14.75.19 Dec 11:58 PM
EconomyChina weakening a worry, says analystChina's economic conditions deteriorated in the fourth quarter, raising doubts over whether it is transitioning from manufacturing to services-led growth.18 Dec 09:55 PM
BDBDEconomyBusinesses close out year upbeatNew Zealand businesses ended 2015 on an upbeat note, with confidence rising to the highest level since April.18 Dec 12:48 AM
BDBDEconomyUS hike not likely to hurt marketsThe US Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in almost a decade is unlikely to derail equity markets, say market analysts.17 Dec 04:00 PM
EmploymentHolidays improve performanceAnnual holidays are often our best chance to spend real quality time with our families and friends and to remember that most of us work to live not the other way around.17 Dec 01:55 AM
OpinionRobert MacCulloch: Red tape tripping up honest KiwisRegulatory questions are grabbing the headlines these days. How should one regulate health and safety?16 Dec 08:26 PM
EmploymentThe most toxic person in the workplaceThere are three characteristics that should make you suspicious - and they will surprise you.16 Dec 05:30 PM
EconomyImagine a world where black swans really do come true in 2016Investors can't ignore so-called Black Swan scenarios following a year that surprised the world with record refugee flows and brutal terror attacks.15 Dec 11:30 PM
EconomyNew oil exploration permits granted by GovtDays after signing the Paris Climate Agreement, New Zealand has granted more permits for oil and gas exploration15 Dec 11:23 PM
EconomyReducing income tax 'still a priority'The Government has softened some of its targets for achieving surplus and reducing debt in light of a deterioration in the books that makes it previous target harder to sustain.15 Dec 07:55 PM
EconomyFrom $176m surplus to $401m deficitBut Finance Minister Bill English says he won't make any spending changes.15 Dec 12:25 AM
