A researcher says it's embarrassing our country hasn't yet made the move.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

Bill English hints at changes as the cost of NZ Super is expected to triple in the next 20 years from $11 billion to $36 billion.

Prime Minister Bill English is being urged to give voters some certainty about whether he plans to change superannuation eligibility.

The suicide rate among young Kiwi men aged 20 to 24 in recent years was double the rate of Australian men of the same age group, a study has found.

All too soon students will be back at school and questions will resume about about how well our education system prepares them for later life.

Surprise finding may be linked to how growth hormone works.

As a 2-year-old, Jack Dragicevich, 11, suffered third degree burns to 11 per cent of his body - now he wants to warn others.

NZ students rank above OECD average, but girls and rich students have seen their results drop.

It will take years to restore trust in the finance industry says the boss of New Zealand's investment regulator.

The cost of superannuation would rise from 5 per cent of GDP to 7 per cent of GDP by 2045, Commerce Minister Paul Goldsmith said.

The study found New Zealanders underestimate their ability and know more about financial matters than they realise.

John Key has signalled a rapid and unexpected rise in interest rates and "something big that happens internationally" as the biggest threats to the NZ economy.

New Zealand has more mobile broadband connections than people

A Kiwi family with two children on a single income pays the least amount of income tax in the OECD.

Growing gap between rich and poor drags economic growth lower.

Non-standard work has grown much faster than traditional employment following the economic crash of 2008.

BusinessNZ chief executive Phil O'Reilly is resigning from his role at the end of the year after a decade in the job.

The economist who first said NZ’s economy had achieved “rock star” status has conceded that outlook has now clouded.

The world's appetite for chicken is growing faster than any other meat, while pork consumption is slowing, according to an OECD report.

When we were the world's third wealthiest country in 1953 I was a sport-obsessed adolescent fourth-generation New Zealander living in a virtual paradise.

Petfood, honey, a real estate agent, menswear, tea & coffee — you might not know it, but thanks to the Super Fund, you’ve got a stake in them all, reports Lesley Springall.

Would-be immigrants with higher-level English language skills may be given higher priority after an international review of New Zealand's migration policy.

Paul Bloxham, who dubbed NZ 'the rock star economy', is sticking to his guns. He said the NZ economy was still powering ahead and was likely to outstrip other members in the OECD.

The New Zealand healthcare system is one of the most effective in the world, according to a recent study.

When the likes of the OECD look at our structural economic policy settings and compare them to what has worked in other countries, they reckon we should be doing a lot better than we are, writes Brian Fallow.

New Zealanders work longer hours than the average of their peers in other developed countries but produce a fifth less, a new report finds.

According to the OECD, New Zealanders waste a lot of time and money on tertiary education.