New ZealandJob losses leave town battling to surviveKawerau has one of the country's highest proportion of beneficiaries, with 1725 of its 6921 residents receiving some kind of assistance.14 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionNats starting to look 'plain nasty'Toby Manhire says slash a parent's benefit and you hurt their children - children who, chances are, already have it extremely tough. To argue otherwise is fantasyland.13 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Fate of youth gloomiest stat of allBrian Fallow on youth unemployment following recent announcements of lay-offs and redundancies.12 Sep 05:30 PM
New Zealand$78b for a lifetime of benefits - reportA new report shows all people who were receiving a benefit from June last year would cost a total of $78 billion over their life-times if they stayed on a benefit.12 Sep 03:40 AM
Freight and logisticsMood of the Boardroom 2012: Will we be able to fill the baby-boom generation gap?25 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandKey looks on bright side of rush to AustraliaThe Prime Minister says there should be no cause to worry about Kiwis going to work in the Australian mining boom.25 May 05:30 PM
Banking and financeApril job ads fall 2 per centTotal job advertisements have fallen for the second consecutive month, according to ANZ figures. 16 May 11:00 PM
