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What you're missing when you work from home
Some kinds of information travel very well by wire, but others get lost in transmission.

Tom O'Neil: Don't run yourself out of contention
Tips on marketing your skills to secure the top jobs.

Sacked bar manager wins $12,400
A bar worker sacked after refusing the manager's husband alcohol has been awarded $12,400.

Home values fall in posh suburbs
The housing market continued to cool in May despite strong growth in some regions.

RBNZ prepares to add debt-to-income limit
NZ's central bank is preparing to add debt-to-income limits - but might not use them.

Downturn eases banks' risk - RBNZ
The NZ financial system is sound but housing remains a key risk, the central bank says.

Harnessing the booming Maori economy
New research will look at economic growth to improve well-being of more Maori.

Northland's economy second strongest in NZ
Northland's "steaming" economy has outstripped every region except Nelson.

Redundant workers impacted for years
Being made redundant can haunt you for years, even after you've found another job.

Skills shortage hits Bay of Plenty
The Bay is facing a skills shortage as more jobs come to fruition, a new report shows.

Job seekers, here is some good news
Job ads have grown nearly 10 per cent on Seek, thanks to Auckland's booming job market.

Auckland's economic growth 'spectacular'
Auckland's GDP grew at 4.4 per cent for the year ended December 2016.

Dann: Trump's budget battle a real drama
COMMENT: Donald Trump's budget battle will be an epic stand-off of American politics.

John Roughan: Budget's big splash
COMMENT: We could easily poison this growing economy if we are not careful.

Why does the NZX have so few IPOs?
COMMENT: The NZX has had only 0.6 per cent of global IPOs over a 51-month period.

Joyce vision falls short on key elements
COMMENT: Substantial cut to the corporate tax rate would help lift pay packets.

Half of lowest earners miss out on Budget perks
Half of workers earning less than $24,000 won't get benefit at all from new Budget perks.

Rocket Lab lift-off: What now?
Rocket Lab has to figure out how to go further after its successful space launch.

Budget a 'healthy' lolly scramble
Opinion: PM, Joyce not the kind of parents to risk overexciting with a mad sugar rush.

The better than nothing Budget
COMMENT: Steven Joyce has hardly thrown fiscal caution to the winds, Brian Fallow writes.

Budget 2017: NZ economic growth seen peaking in 2019
New Zealand's economic growth is tipped to peak in 2019.

Budget 2017: What would you do?
If you were in charge of the Budget what would you spend it on?

Peters: If I were the Finance Minister
NZ First leader would simplify tax on small and medium enterprises.

Budget: What we already know
Steven Joyce's maiden Budget today is expected to be a "steady as she goes affair".

Unite makes headway with Restaurant Brands
Unite Union says it's close to an agreement with Restaurant Brands.

Kiwi gains as risk indicators improve
The New Zealand dollar rose to its highest level in a month.

Should tipping in NZ be mandatory?
Paula Bennett says New Zealanders should be saying thank you - with their wallets.

Woman tells boss to shove job, wins $40k
A woman who told her boss he could 'shove' her job has been awarded $40k.

Worker paralysed, company to pay $386k
A worker was left a tetraplegic when he was struck by a harvester.