Winz has started bumping people off the invalids benefit, months before new work tests officially come into force, beneficiary advocates say.

Stress levels for many business owners climbed during the past year, with the impact thought to be particularly hard on smaller, family-owned businesses.

A real estate agent sent cold-calling condolences to a grieving widow - then offered to sell her house.

Fifty-three per cent of NZ workers are leaving their jobs within the first two years of being employed, research says.

A former Sydney brothel owner turned restaurateur is believed to have fled NZ owing thousands, including a court-ordered $15,000 for sexually harassing a staff member.