BDBDEconomyKiwi dollar falls on weaker commodity pricesThe kiwi fell to 63.06 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 63.32 cents at 8.30am, and down from 63.99 cents yesterday.29 Sep 04:52 AM
EmploymentSuccess at university no job guaranteeAre businesses placing less importance on university degrees?29 Sep 01:45 AM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Global economics for petrolheadsTeaching economics to adolescent boys often requires the use of bad analogies to reduce their natural inclination towards sleep, writes Peter Lyons. I am blessed with a monotone that invites slumber.29 Sep 01:00 AM
EmploymentWomen on promotion: They don't want itHarvard research suggests women aren't in leadership positions because they just don't want the jobs as much as men do.28 Sep 10:25 PM
EconomyAuckland home affordability improvesFalling interest rates and static prices is making Auckland housing more affordable, say Massey University lecturers.28 Sep 09:10 PM
Employment$8m divorce: Fresh bid to keep cashBusinessman Michael Thompson argues he should be able to keep more than half of an $8 million payment the Supreme Court says is relationship property.28 Sep 09:00 PM
EmploymentEmployee to get 'distress compensation'A decades-long employee of a transport firm will receive thousands in "distress compensation" after he was made redundant.28 Sep 02:56 AM
BDBDEconomyRefusal to release TPP texts 'unlawful', court toldMinisters can't make blanket refusals to release documents the High Court at Wellington has been told.28 Sep 01:15 AM
EconomyCourt TPP review kicks off todayThe process around the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is coming under judicial review in the High Court today.27 Sep 08:15 PM
OpinionJustin Fox: Even if behavioural economics isn't new, it is usefulIn Germany, about 12 percent of people consent to be organ donors; in Austria it's 99.9 percent.27 Sep 01:00 AM
EmploymentWorker nearly crushed by faulty tractorA foreign worker at a luxury Waikato resort narrowly escaped being crushed by a three-tonne tractor with faulty brakes.26 Sep 11:36 PM
EconomyInterview: Ngarimu BlairNgarimu Alan Huiroa Blair of Ngati Whatua appears to have been predestined to be a leader.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentA new path for proven performersPeople of a certain age and experience could well cut a career as an executive contractor - although the gig might not suit everyone.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentMike Pero: Man or brand?Mike Pero's name still synonymous with the enterprise he founded.25 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionTom O'Neil: So you want a professional LinkedIn profile? Well, picture thisThis column highlights a "blinding flash of insight" business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentCulture smarts tipped to trump high IQ"Cultural intelligence" will be more important than a high IQ when it comes to hiring staff in 10 years, says high profile lawyer Mai Chen.24 Sep 05:00 PM
EconomyFonterra's $506m profitDairy giant announces improved profit just days after increased the number of jobs it was cutting to 750.23 Sep 10:25 PM
OpinionHow company directors can improve public speakingHenri Eliot gives his top ten tips on how company directors can improve public speaking.23 Sep 10:15 PM
OpinionNoah Smith: How economics got it wrong on crime and punishmentCan any human being really conceive of what it's like to serve a 10-year prison sentence?23 Sep 01:45 AM
EconomyCollectivist beliefs 'may hold back Maori success'Collectivist beliefs may be holding back Maori economic success, three economists say.23 Sep 01:27 AM
BDBDEconomyNo 'gold plated' TPP coming - GroserNew Zealand is 'holding our ground' in the TPP talks, says Tim Groser, but there isn't any gold plated dairy deal on the way.23 Sep 12:00 AM
OpinionAnne GibsonFive reasons Auckland's property market has changedEvidence of a cooling in the Auckland property market is growing - but there's plenty of reasons to think there may be life left in the boom yet.22 Sep 11:40 PM
EmploymentJobs most likely to marry each otherAccording to Census data, people in some jobs are more likely than people in others to marry someone in the same field.22 Sep 05:25 PM
EmploymentSkip careers websites to secure US jobIn March I received my permit to work in the US and my Green Card is imminent so I swung into job-searching mode in April.22 Sep 05:00 PM
EconomyHas property market finally peaked?Auction clearance rates have dropped and attendance rates are down as soaring prices flatten out.22 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentFullers could be fined up to $250,000An Auckland ferry crash that left more than a dozen people wounded was allegedly down to faulty technology and inadequately-trained staff.22 Sep 07:23 AM
EmploymentParty pill godfather owes $85kLegal high godfather Matt Bowden's company must pay a former employee more than $85,000.22 Sep 03:38 AM
EmploymentChef fired after staff allegedly refuse to work with himA chef who was accused of inappropriately touching a pizza cook in a Canterbury restaurant was fired after several staff members allegedly refused to work with him.22 Sep 03:04 AM
OpinionLiam DannWill the Reserve Bank cut in October?No news was not good news when the US Federal Reserve left rates on hold last week.20 Sep 09:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: New jobs in Lochinver plan overlookedCabinet Minister Paula Bennett has played to the political gallery by jettisoning the $88 million Chinese bid to buy Lochinver Station because it did not provide enough new jobs.18 Sep 11:32 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: NZ strength slows the Tasman driftThe performance of the Australian and New Zealand economies has an important impact on a number of areas, particularly the labour sector and our red hot housing market.18 Sep 08:56 PM
EmploymentVictim's family to receive $110,000The family of a contractor seriously injured when a digger was hit by a train last year will receive $110,000 from KiwiRail in reparation.18 Sep 04:10 AM
