PremiumPremiumEmploymentEconomist tips wage growth to hit 10-year highUnemployment has likely risen, but the labour market remains tight, pushing wages up.03 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentLiam Dann: Good news for Govt as business and consumer confidence turnsConsumer and business confidence getting better? Perhaps, but they couldn't get much worse01 Nov 04:55 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Whanganui youth employment positivePlenty of opportunity for Whanganui school leavers. Made with funding from NZ on Air.20 Oct 07:48 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Govt should ignore calls for panic spendingCalls for Grant Robertson to launch emergency economic stimulus are unrealistic.19 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessBuilding confidence: Can we turn around the economic gloom?Why is business so gloomy ... and what would it take to cheer them up?13 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Cheer up, we're not sliding into recessionCOMMENT: Growth is slowing but there is hope on the horizon.28 Sep 04:05 PM
New ZealandUp to 160 jobs to go at Auckland CouncilMost of the jobs will be back-house staff to make way for more positions in growth areas.16 Sep 03:21 AM
EmploymentTwo years of 'hell': Woman gets $45k over sham restructureWoman was unfairly treated at work, phased out in sham company restructure.11 Sep 06:03 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Can the kiwi win a global race to the bottom?COMMENT: Our currency is off almost 10 per cent in six months - how low will it go?07 Sep 05:00 PM
Banking and financeANZ picks OCR to keep falling - three more cuts by MayANZ economists expect slowing growth will force three more official cash rate cuts.06 Sep 05:40 AM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentRobertson holds nerve on spending as growth slowsIs it time for emergency fiscal stimulus? "We're not there yet," says Finance Minister.05 Sep 06:03 AM
PremiumPremiumManufacturingLiam Dann: Can we shop our way through a downturn?Consumer confidence is holding up despite business gloom - can it last?30 Aug 06:03 AM
EmploymentWestpac's warning: Economy will get worse before it gets betterGDP growth has slowed and while lower rates will provide a boost, it maybe short lived.20 Aug 05:00 PM
CompaniesA recession will come, but how bad will it be?Despite this week's warning signs, we have little idea when.17 Aug 01:44 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Fair fiscal winds blowing Labour's wayCOMMENT: Calls from economists for more govt spending will suit Labour in election year.10 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesLiam Dann: I hope Adrian Orr is better at poker than meDoes a double cut in the official cash rate leave enough in the tank for a real crisis?08 Aug 06:03 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesGloomy outlook: Interest rates tipped to go below 1 per centEconomists' interest-rate outlooks getting increasingly gloomy as market woes escalate.06 Aug 06:40 AM
EmploymentUnemployment defies gloomy forecasts, hits new lowUnemployment rate lowest since the June 2008 quarter.05 Aug 10:40 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentUnemployment: The statistic that can sink governmentsUnemployment is expected to have ticked upwards in the latest stats. Could it be a trend?05 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Rough diamond' barista unfairly fired for swearing at customersRachel Ferrari admitted swearing but argued customers enjoyed "robust social interaction".04 Aug 06:34 PM
New ZealandBoot camps for the unemployed set to double in sizeCamps puts young people from all walks of life in an army-style environment.17 Jul 11:41 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: The economic numbers that would have blown us away in 1980sCOMMENT: How the economy has changed in the past 30 years.29 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Spare a thought for our rough sleepersCOMMENT: Where do the homeless go when the chill arrives and rain turns to sleet.09 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Looking for an alternative to the jobs apocalypseThe robots may be coming, but that doesn't have to mean mass unemployment.23 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: 13,000 beneficiaries can't be bothered working - they're getting away with itComment: Welfare is being treated as a relaxing hammock rather than a safety net.06 May 08:13 PM
EmploymentNew data to show wage growth still missing in actionLabour market data due Wednesday will show what impact new Government policies have had.28 Apr 05:00 PM
EmploymentVehicle tester shut down over 3 complaints in 15 yearsVehicle tester loses authority to issue WOFs after complaints about his work.03 Mar 04:05 AM
New ZealandTapu Misa: Time to rethink 'brown issues' in the mediaTapu Misa says we need to hear more from inspirational Maori and Pacific women.01 Mar 04:00 PM
EmploymentBackpacker's social media post for farm work turns uglyA backpackers' innocent social media post looking for local work has turned nasty.18 Feb 05:42 AM
EditorialEditorial: Dole rise reflects lighter demandsComment: Rise in number of the dole may reflect less enforcement of its requirements.07 Feb 04:00 PM
EmploymentWage growth 'failing to fire' as unemployment risesLatest labour market data shows unemployment rose slightly late last year.07 Feb 03:50 AM
OpinionComment: Treaty settlements can help solve today's problemsComment: Partnerships with iwi can help reduce Māori imprisonment.06 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandDestiny Church leader Brian Tamaki rolls in to WaitangiThe Destiny Church leader will give a sermon tomorrow.05 Feb 01:24 AM
New ZealandJacinda Ardern defends rise in those on the doleArdern has defended the rise04 Feb 10:18 PM
