An infestation of rats has hit Australia's biggest city, and it's human's fault. We created the conditions for them to thrive.

New Zealand's net migration rose in the year through August, returning to the record set in the June year.

As all the jobs and big-smoke buzz centres on Auckland, the regions are trying to find a way to carry on, writes Russell Blackstock.

COMMENT: NZ better than many, but future is clouded says visiting scholar

COMMENT: Every generation feels misunderstood by the generation that preceded it. At the moment it is the turn of Millennials.

Professor Stephen McGarvey talks about his recent breakthrough establishing a link between Samoan populations and obesity.

Booming migration and tourism arrivals set a new record - but economists say the net migration trend may be close to a peak.

The jobless rate has fallen to 5.1 per cent, says Statistics NZ.

More than 50 countries face the risk of a pension crisis as the number of people over the age of 65 exceeds the young.

Booming migration extended its run of posting new records in June, though economists say it may have peaked.

COMMENT: The present young seem to have missed out not just on the direct action gene, but the voting gene as well.

Consumer prices rose less than expected in the June quarter as cheaper meat and domestic airfares offset a recovery in petrol prices

COMMENT: Hear all that complaining about Auckland's over-priced housing market? That's my generation making the noise.

From Apple's co-founder to the CEO of Yelp, Silicon Valley is going after the GOP candidate.

COMMENT: Stephen Jennings' warning that "we are facing an iceberg" that deserves to shatter business complacency on housing.

House prices have risen faster than wages in all but four regions in New Zealand, according to analysis by the Labour Party.

COMMENT: Candidates vying to replace the PM should keep in mind doing exactly what the voters said might not be wise.

Following the Brexit vote, odds are growing that governments will be jolted by mounting populist pressures worldwide.

WATCH: New Zealand's migration gain per capita is currently running nearly three times as high as the UK.

Despite what we like to think - wealth is not evenly distributed, in fact it's the worst it's been in over a decade.

COMMENT: New Zealand's economic miracle - the desire of people to come and live here - is showing signs of peaking.

The pace of growth in New Zealand's services sector slowed in May, although inbound migration continues demand.

Consumer confidence fell below its long-run average in the June quarter.

WATCH: The Economy Hub - Guest panelists Dominick Stephens and Chris Green talk about immigration.

COMMENT: Something remarkable happens tomorrow in countries such as New Zealand.

New Zealand continues to post record net migration arrivals, with a 67,400 gain over the past year, led by arrivals from Australia, China and the Philippines.

COMMENT: New Zealand's progress nudges our population growth ahead of Australia, writes Brian Gaynor.

Plummeting numbers of bees, butterflies and other insect populations are placing world food supplies under threat, a United Nations report has warned.

Could the aging of the US population be behind all sorts of other phenomena, from anti- growth activism to the decline in business dynamism and entrepreneurship?

Davao city's reputation as one of the safest, vibrant and best-run cities in the country is drawing business people in the thousands.