Liam Dann: Pot and property tax pose double dilemma for PM
Cannabis law and tax policy reform will both test Labour's appetite for electoral risk.
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Staff value wellbeing options but may not use them, writes Val Leveson.
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A green rush is taking over New Zealand – there are likely to be more losers than winners.
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Lack of business investment is slowing growth - economist
Slowing growth: Labour productivity has increased by just 0.1 per cent a year since 2013.
Why unlimited vacation isn't as good as it sounds
Working flexibility is fraught with perils.
NZ trade deficit hits 11-year high
Fuel imports drove the deficit to the highest level since 2007.
Exposing age-old employee myths
Millennials and more mature workers can learn from each other.
Restaurant owner fined $30,000 for exploiting vulnerable staff
Long hours, seven days a week, with no days off was what two workers had to do.
New Zealand ranked third freest economy in the world
New Zealand remains a good place to do business.
US economy likely to pick up, though pain may linger for some
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Brace yourself - capital gains tax debate is about to go nuclear
The very words "capital gains tax" have been political poison in New Zealand.
Tax lobby group sets out 'fairness' framework
Taxpayer union compiles a wish-list that is not likely to be met.
Agria rep to step down as Wrightson chair by June 28
Current chair Joo Hai Lee will step down.
Inflation remains stuck in neutral
The CPI showed a 0.1 per cent gain over the December quarter.
Mike Hosking: We need more immigrants
Comment: It's time to stop blaming immigrants for stealing locals' jobs.
Take action to end Mondayisation blues
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Female tradies hammered by gender pay gap
A survey of tradies shows the gender pay gap is wider than the national average.
David Cormack: The crappiest gig
COMMENT: Now with the "gig economy", we're creating a subset of the working class.
Ardern: We'll stand with Britain regardless of Brexit result
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is pushing for stronger ties between NZ and the UK.
Peter Lyons: It is the best of times, but only in material sense
COMMENT: Economic growth has downsides. It is not a magic bullet for all human woes.
'Flat' inflation tipped to keep interest rates low
Economists expect the consumers price index to be zero or to show a very slight gain.
Resort brothel busted, sex workers deported
The Queenstown brothel was found to be operating illegally.
Play to your strengths in business
Despite perceptions, introverted people are some of the best leaders, writes Dani Wright.
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Trump's shutdown is causing people to work without pay.
Liquidation nightmare: Woman owed $36K by former employer may not be paid
Moana Smith was awarded $36,000 after an Employment Relations Authority decision.
Bankrupt misled Official Assignee
A Wellington bankrupt hoodwinked authorities by changing his name.
Business confidence looks to have turned a corner
There was a 10 percentage point drop in the number of pessimistic businesses
Editorial: SFO right to fear fingers in Growth Fund cookie jar
EDITORIAL: New Zealand is not immune to the greed that encourages public malfeasance.