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Unemployment set to rise to highest level in nearly a decade
Labour market data will also reveal how fast wages are rising.
KiwiRail to retire Aratere ferry in $120m cost-saving decision
The Aratere will be retired this year to allow for new port construction.
‘Not making the connection’: Kiwis grim over cost of living despite economic upturn
Pessimistic outlook despite steady inflation and falling interest rates.
Revealed: The Jobseeker on a benefit for 40 years
Data reveals the longest period current beneficiaries have been receiving support.
‘Attack on tenants’: 673 jobs to go at Kāinga Ora
The housing agency will shed 673 roles, 195 of which are currently vacant.
‘Smarter investment’: $977m regional deal to bolster Northland economy
Northland's regional deal could boost GDP by $977m and create 6000 jobs.
‘All countries’: Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage
Proposed tariffs could reach 20%, affecting most imports to the US.
Jeanswest parent company enters administration, hundreds of Australian jobs at risk
But the New Zealand arm is not in administration.
‘I’m pragmatic’: Willie Jackson gears up for one of Labour’s biggest jobs
"On my own marae, I have banned [gang] patches for years."
Liam Dann: If this is a recovery, why does it feel so bad?
OPINION: We're out of recession but consumer confidence has slumped again.
New low: Kiwis score Govt 4/10 in performance survey
Labour is closing in on National on inflation, the economy and crime.
Is the economy’s ‘surprise’ bounce the start of a real recovery?
Stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter GDP growth is good news, but can it last?
'Upside surprise': NZ limps out of recession, GDP rises 0.7%
The New Zealand economy returned to growth in the final quarter of 2024.
Number of Kiwis on benefit has jumped up by 22,000 - the size of these NZ towns
The minister says an increase was expected but an expert warns of tough times ahead.
Liam Dann: Can the economy recover in time to save Luxon?
OPINION: Economists say the recovery is under way but the public aren't feeling it yet.
Inside Economics: How miserable are we? - ranking NZ on the ‘misery index’
Liam Dann looks at how New Zealand’s recovery stacking up against the Aussies
Liam Dann: The most brutal and personal economic statistic
OPINION: When inflation bites, we all feel it. But losing your job is personal.
SPCA to pay $29,000 after flawed dismissal of volunteer coordinator
The ERA ruled the dismissal process was unfair and disproportionate.
400 applications, no job: Woman ‘cannot live’ as unemployment reaches four-year high
Suzanne George has been job hunting for more than a year in Wellington.
Young people bear the brunt – youth unemployment hits 23%
More than half of New Zealand's newly unemployed last year were aged 15-19.
33,000 jobs gone in a year - new data reveals extent of recession
Unemployment hit its highest level in more than four years.
Critics slam 'punitive' new benefit sanctions
Some job seekers will have to do three job-search activities weekly for four weeks.
Data expected to show more than 30,000 jobs lost in 2024
New labour market data from Stats NZ this week will reveal how bad the recession has been
Govt adds new sanctions to beneficiary traffic light scheme
The minister says consequences for job seekers are having a 'positive impact'.
'Time to move on': John Kirwan and Sky TV part ways; BSA rules on TVNZ 'a***hole' quip
Analyst on NZME cuts: 'It's difficult to shrink to greatness'; Worst PR line of the week.
Inside Economics: Is property investing non-productive? Where should we invest?
If property is not 'productive', what is?
CNN set to announce hundreds of job cuts
Network to lower production costs and boost digital brand as cable news audience dips.