PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Government drops the pretense of 'agreements'EDITORIAL: Fair Pay Agreements are more about the union movement than work conditions.09 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumConstructionAuckland's Manco Rail wins big Sydney tunnel tender"There's more to New Zealand than farming and forestry," Manco's founder says.02 Jul 05:00 PM
BDManufacturingCreditors owed $4 million to be left empty-handedUnsecured creditors have claims of about $4.07 million.22 Jul 11:42 PM
New ZealandCunliffe fails to get union guaranteeLabour's largest affiliated union has sent a warning to leader not to assume it will back him again if he forces another leadership runoff.26 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand$10m focus on engineersThe National Party wants to double the number of people studying engineering at university in a bid to get more graduates into jobs in the high-tech sector.16 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Unions buy their way to powerThe true donations scandal in New Zealand politics was reported this week without comment. It's the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union's $60,000 donation to Labour.05 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandEPMU pours money into Labour, GreensThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has donated $60,000 to the Labour Party and $15,000 to the Green Party, the union announced this morning.29 Jun 10:36 PM
EmploymentDrug policy 'completely misused'A sawmilling company "completely misused" their drug and alcohol policy to drug test 190 staff after cannabis plants were found on company grounds, a union says.04 Jun 06:31 AM
New ZealandCunliffe brokers union deal on TPPLabour leader David Cunliffe intervened in a meeting of affiliated unions at the party conference in Wigram to broker a compromise resolution on the Trans Pacific Partnership.02 Nov 12:18 AM
ManufacturingBic could draw line through factory jobsThe words "Made in New Zealand" will disappear from Bic ballpoint pens if the company's cost-saving proposal to shift manufacturing overseas goes ahead.10 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: Harness slumbering union giantA merger between the two biggest and most influential unions affiliated to the Labour Party is almost certain to happen around the middle of next year, says Matt McCarten.31 Aug 05:30 PM
ManufacturingWorkers blame KiwiRail for lost hoursSixty-four Dunedin manufacturing workers will have their working week reduced by a day, following KiwiRail's decision to award a manufacturing tender offshore.06 Aug 11:01 PM
ManufacturingProspects 'limited' after job lossesWorkers who will lose their jobs when the Summit Wool Spinners' Oamaru plant closes could struggle to find work and may have to move, the Otago Chamber of Commerce says.31 Jan 07:25 PM
New Zealand192 jobs lost as Oamaru plant closesSummit Wool Spinners' Oamaru plant - the second biggest employer in the town - is to close with the loss of 192 jobs31 Jan 06:27 AM
New ZealandMail delivery days could be halvedNew Zealand Post’s proposal to reduce mail delivery service to as few as three times a week is unsustainable and unjustified, says the union for postal workers.28 Jan 11:50 PM
ConstructionEngineer expands in mining sectorOne of New Zealand's largest mechanical engineering firms has expanded its presence in the mining equipment sector through its acquisition of a North Island manufacturer.23 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNorske Skog cuts 110 jobsNorske Skog said one of its two paper machines at the Tasman Mill at Kawerau would close as of today with the loss of 110 jobs.08 Jan 09:30 PM
New ZealandTimber workers wait to hear their fateRotorua timber industry worker Daniel Mathew is philosophical about the possibility of losing his job.29 Nov 04:06 AM
ConstructionConstruction growth may be keyManufactured exports have been faring much better than domestic sales.26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ manufacturing 'in crisis'Carter Holt Harvey has told staff it plans to cut around 70 jobs in Rotorua and Tokoroa before Christmas.26 Nov 04:40 AM
