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‘Drain’ leaves NZ’s unemployment higher than Australia

Migration across the Tasman so high it's skewing unemployment rate at national levels.

Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride

Opinion: We're not Switzerland or Ireland and we shouldn't try to be, says Liam Dann.

‘More challenges than anticipated’: NZ outlook downgraded by international group

BMI, the research unit of Fitch Solutions, says economy faces strong headwinds.

Willis confident in call to reappoint RBNZ chairman

Neil Quigley to remain Reserve Bank board chairman for another two years.

The world’s biggest companies: Amazon crosses US$2 trillion mark

Amazon's value is now eight times the size of New Zealand's GDP.

Roger Partridge: Unlocking New Zealand’s international education opportunity

OPINION: Albanese government creates potential $2.5 billion-a-year opportunity for NZ.

Richard Prebble: Reserve Bank needs better data for big economic calls - there's an app for that

OPINION: A Kiwi-invented app could provide the solution.

Bruce Cotterill: MPs behaving badly - why do we sweat the small stuff?

OPINION: And why do we care more about the All Blacks coach than the state of the country?

NZ out of recession but 'don’t pop the champagne just yet'

We're out of technical recession - just - but GDP per capita is still falling

Duty lawyers underpaid, overworked, nearing retirement – Sasha Borissenko

OPINION: The dire need for change was punctuated recently with the release of a review.

Liam Dann: Worse than recession – have we hit stagflation?

OPINION: Is New Zealand getting stuck in the worst possible economic trap?

Economist reveals secrets to making the most from your investment property

And if you aren't on the property ladder in your 20s - there's still plenty of time.

Money Talks: Labour’s Barbara Edmonds hints at need to discourage property investment

Labour's finance spokesperson says housing is NZ's biggest current driver of inequality.

Food price inflation running out of steam in latest stats

Cheaper chicken and lamb, big drop in fresh produce prices, but bank warns of 'payback'.

Workers fired for ‘simulating’ being at their keyboards

Financial Times: 'Simulation of keyboard activity' claimed, finance company workers fired.

Fired SpaceX workers sue, claim Elon Musk's critics wrongfully terminated

Sacked workers allege rampant sexual harassment, hostile work environment, lewd tweets.

Thousands of first-home buyers have deposits wiped out

More than 80 per cent of first homes bought during the peak are now worth less.

‘NZ loses lustre’ as Kiwi departures hit new record and total net migration rate eases

The immigration boom continues to subside, with fewer arrivals and more departures