PremiumPremiumBusinessBusiness confidence dips on interest rate fears but remains elevatedA net 23% of firms report higher activity than at the same time last year.26 Feb 01:55 AM
RugbyNZ Rugby agrees to new deal with playersWomen in Super Rugby Aupiki will now earn up to $25,000 a season.23 Feb 02:16 AM
New ZealandHurricanes BBQ scrapped as Resene workers protest amid living wage row'We are sick of Resene putting its profit into the Hurricanes rather than supporting us.'19 Feb 03:47 AM
Employment‘Not great but better than it looks’ - economists see bright spots in today’s unemployment rise04 Feb 02:17 AM
PremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Supermarket prices aren’t too high, wages are too low08 Jan 09:00 PM
PremiumBusinessLast of the bad news? NZ set for economic revival in 2026 – what's fuelling the optimism?07 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Why moving to Australia may not be the upgrade young Kiwis expectOPINION: Australia's average fulltime pay is higher, but inflation there is rising.03 Dec 02:05 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisLiam DannInside Economics: The unavoidable reason New Zealand will need to tax capital ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.02 Dec 05:00 PM
WorldEarly childhood educators in Australia get final 5% pay riseThe 15% total rise has lifted average educator pay by about $A160 a week.01 Dec 03:33 AM
OpinionLifting Kiwisaver contributions to 12% makes sense – when the whole scheme is fixedOPINION: Nearly 26% of New Zealanders say they're struggling to get by financially.26 Nov 05:00 PM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon defiant amid talk he could be rolled as National leaderHe says he will be Prime Minister heading into next year.24 Nov 02:27 AM
New ZealandResene factory workers strike over ‘drop in the ocean’ 8c pay offer increaseThe union estimates it would cost Resene $200,000 a year to pay members the living wage.23 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Absolutely huge': The pay hikes Crown bosses got after recent changesThe Government is defending it, but Labour's not impressed.19 Nov 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Govt response to Supreme Court decision is not progressiveOPINION: The All Blacks need to go back to the training manual, one reader writes.18 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentGovt will only go so far in helping Uber, as drivers chase it for compensationLawyers weigh in on what the Supreme Court ruling means for the gig economy.17 Nov 11:51 PM
EmploymentUber drivers win battle for employee status in Supreme CourtThe judgment could affect other contractors in the gig economy.17 Nov 02:00 AM
New ZealandExpat earning $34k more in Oz says it's 'really hard' watching NZ 'going backwards'Stats NZ says 72,700 New Zealanders left in the past year, mostly for Australia.16 Nov 05:30 AM
New ZealandOpportunity Party names fifth leader in its decade existence to lead it to next electionNow The Opportunity Party, its election bid is being led by a businesswoman.15 Nov 11:30 PM
BusinessThe pay rise Kiwis would leave their job forIs changing jobs the most effective way to get a pay rise amid stagnating wages?12 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Incredibly weak period': No end forecast to falling rentsNational rents have dropped 1.1% annually – one of the first falls since 2009.04 Nov 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAuckland Uni mag row: editors locked out after reporting student association boss $156k pay dealTwo Craccum editors have been locked out of the magazine's website after a complaint.29 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHīkoi closes parts of key Auckland route into city centreThe march is the first national collaboration between iwi and unions across the country.27 Oct 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: Ministers meddling in public sector pay negotiations is dumb politicsMinisters received a 10% pay rise while warning nurses and teachers off strikes.25 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'We are not the problem': Tauranga workers rally for mega-strike Strikers gathered in Memorial Park and lined 11th Ave.22 Oct 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Public sector has a right to strike today but must keep perspectiveOPINION: Many Kiwis will look at the salary of a teacher and think it is good money.22 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandMega-strike: A worker's right to walk off the jobPublic Service Minister Judith Collins says the strike is driven by politics.22 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandThree staff across Eastland Group and Trust Tairāwhiti paid more than $1.35m in 2025The largest figure would place that person ninth on the list of highest-earning NZ CEOs.17 Oct 03:00 AM
New Zealand'Kick in the guts': Resene workers walk off job in fight for living wageCars honked in support as a couple of hundred people gathered to protest outside Resene.14 Oct 10:46 PM
New ZealandStaff at one of NZ's most well-known brands to strike, as community covers wages in 'rare display'Union delegate says offer of an extra 76 cents per hour was a 'slap in the face'.13 Oct 10:00 PM
