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'Deep cuts': Hundreds of health IT jobs to be axed

IT workers in healthcare are being told this week if their jobs are being disestablished.

How a Fordlands stream project is inspiring its community

The Hutia te Rito project in Fordlands employs 10 local jobseekers.

'A lot brighter': Job programme offers hope for young workers

He joined a programme helping young people aged 18 to 24 find work.

Liam Dann: RBNZ needs to cut interest rates further and faster

OPINION: The only certainty around the economic direction right now is uncertainty.

Job cuts at pet food giant Ziwi, including Hawke's Bay

'It is a good bunch of people – that is the sad thing.'

Gloomy forecast: ANZ sees OCR falling to 2.5% as recovery falters

GDP growth will be weaker as confidence weakens, ANZ economists say.

‘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.

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.