New ZealandBattling actors have a hobbit onsideThe furore over <i>The Hobbit</i> is the normal process of a union trying to talk to an employer who is refusing to talk back, says actor and director Ian Mune.01 Oct 07:58 PM
New ZealandEmail row over <i>Hobbit</i> claimsThe head of an Auckland actors' agency says he was saddened by an insulting email from the head of South Pacific Pictures reacting to comments he'd made on the Hobbit stand-off.01 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandStalemate in <i>Hobbit</i> stoushThe actors' union pushing for collective contracts for actors in New Zealand says it is "disappointed" in Sir Peter Jackson's refusal to negotiate terms and conditions for <i>Hobbit</i> actors.01 Oct 05:06 AM
EntertainmentGovt shouldn't take sides on Hobbit - CTUThe Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is fuming at the Government for siding with Sir Peter Jackson's stance on the union dispute surrounding <i>The Hobbit</i> movies.29 Sep 09:31 PM
New ZealandLab workers' suspension 'intimidation', union saysThe suspension of 15 striking laboratory workers in the North Island this morning was an attempt to intimidate them, their union says. 19 Sep 11:22 PM
Opinion<i>All in a day's work:</i> The magic number - 90 days?90 days is currently the magic number.19 Sep 09:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvor<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Teacher strikes seem unpatrioticColumnist Kerre Woodham finds herself in two minds about the teachers' strike.18 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleGlam girls get bum dealIt might be New Zealand's showcase fashion event but overseas models are earning the big dollars.18 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandTeachers: More strikes unless Govt talks to usStalled negotiations between teachers and the Ministry of Education may even see students told to stay at home.15 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandThousands of teachers demand better payStriking teachers around the country took their protests to the street today.15 Sep 04:30 AM
New ZealandStriking teachers converge on central AucklandMore than 2000 secondary teachers have marched down Auckland's Queen St to rally for better pay today.15 Sep 01:35 AM
New ZealandHospitals fearful of doctors' strikesHospital leaders are braced to hear today if resident medical officers will join the wave of strikes disrupting health services. 12 Sep 05:30 PM
