Bernard Madoff's lavish Florida getaway and all its contents are going under the hammer.

Most economists are picking Alan Bollard to leave the OCR unchanged this week, but they're looking carefully for any changes in rhetoric - how much does he think things are improving?

Rising unemployment means Kiwis won't feel like the recession is ending, despite data suggesting otherwise, economists say.

After three months of exhaustive searching, IT expert Giles Aubrey is still unemployed.