New Zealand business sales up by $6 billion, salaries increase more than inflation
“The overall picture – is one where the economy looks like it was moving forward."
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Rude customer's shock note on bill to waitress stuns
At dinner, the waitress was pleasant to the husband and wife. Then she got a rude note.
Nats promise 'hope and help' as Labour slams 'voodoo costings'
Foreign buyer property sales would be taxed at 15 per cent by Nats.
Liam Dann: Nats' tax plan looks like a vote-winner - but is it good for the economy?
OPINION: As the economy slides into recession, all tax cuts are risky.
Claire Trevett: Nats' tax cuts hope 'squeezed middle' take money over the bag
OPINION: The simplicity of tax cuts makes them a potent political weapon.
Winston Peters sounds alarm on Act's proposed changes to superannuation
Act holds a different position from its potential coalition partner National.
King Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthood
Also at post-Cabinet press conference: Doctors' strikes, health milestones, education.
Study reveals the best and worst countries for single women - where does NZ place?
New Zealand is doing better than Australia.
'Appalling' employment gap for disabled people needs urgent attention - advocacy group
"Some people just think of disabled people as being, somehow, less than or not as good."
New wage growth stats: How did your pay rise stack up?
Income growth for wage and salary earners remains strong, says Stats NZ.
Kitchen hand gets $19k after she was sacked for raising concerns about being underpaid
'These were serious breaches of good faith and procedural fairness,' the ERA ruled.
The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies
Cash-strapped, or cashing in? Some big firms have repaid all the Covid money.
Te Whatu Ora to axe 300 jobs
And hundreds more are set to go over the next few weeks as as DHB changes take effect.
Deputy PM, Rob Fyfe unveil new anti-slavery rule proposal
Rules would require companies to be "transparent" about supply chains.
Average salary hits $70k - which regions are keeping up with inflation?
The average salary nationwide rose more than 6 per cent year-on-year.
Letters: Rental properties, nurses' pay, EVs and farm emissions
OPINION: Also letters on Kennedy Pt Marina, intellect, heating, and the harbour bridge.
220 jobs to go as long-established retailer confirms closure
Retailer H & J Smith calls time on its long-running department store business.
John Langley: Breaking the bruising cycle over teachers’ pay
OPINION: Why butt heads over wage negotiations every two or three years?
Highest-paid public sector bosses: Top earner's 30% bump to $1.4m
After years of pay restraint, state sector pay is on the up again.
Recession, no great escape: GDP data confirms another hit to economy
New data shows lacklustre performance amid recession concerns.
‘No one should be exploited at work’: Strippers meet with MPs
“Hopefully, it can inspire other contractors to realise that they can demand better."
Auckland fast-food outlets insolvent after pandemic 'killed' business, owe $300k to IRD
The Commercial Bay and Westfield Albany outlets went into liquidation last month.
Wellington bar The George insolvent: landlord changed locks, $800,000+ owed
Landlord changed locks after bar failed to pay rent, and IRD makes move.
David Seymour: Real change with ACT’s alternative budget
ACT is again the only party proposing a fully-costed alternative budget.
'I’m paid so much more here': How much more Kiwis earn across the ditch
Kiwis workers could make thousands of dollars more in Australia, new figures show.
What makes our buses so bad
There's plenty of blame to share around - including for ourselves, the public.
'Everyone is feeling the pinch': Living wage set to increase in September
The New Zealand Living Wage rate will increase by 9.9 per cent.
Living wage boost, new youth crime stats & Hipkins' honeymoon over | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 April, 2023
Boost for those on Living Wage, nearly half of retail burglaries are committed by youths & is PM Chris Hipkins' Honeymoon over in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Hospital staff to receive long-awaited unpaid backpay
Te Whatu Ora said it now expected payments to current staff to begin in July.
Pay packets not keeping up with inflation
Figures show wage growth may have plateaued and tracking behind annual inflation.
Shane Te Pou: Don’t cast workers on the scrapheap
Calls for higher unemployment and lower wages hurt ordinary people the most.
London Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days over Easter
It's the latest in mass UK strikes and will cause chaos over busy Easter travel period.
Women’s Day highlights eroded progress as 'patriarchy fights back'
Gender equality won’t be achieved for 300 years given the current pace of change: UN head.
AI: Is your job at risk from digital humans?
Companies will employ the next-gen robots in the next 10 years, a report predicts.