The New Zealand dollar rose as the nation's relatively robust economy and relatively high interest rates made it a standout as risk appetite abates ahead of today's US presidential debate.

Nation's business leaders agree government must act to dampen house price inflation.

The cost-sharing agreement to bring rail to Auckland is an idea model for future infrastructure projects.

Michael Barnett thinks the "fallout from globalisation" will be the greatest impact on business over the next five years.

Speaking out on important issues that face the nation has been a defining characteristic of the Mood of the Boardroom CEOs Survey.

Outgoing major Len Brown has been largely praised by CEOs for bringing together an amalgamated Auckland.

How do we do the difficult work that adds value to the economy?

Despite last year's gloomy outlook, we've managed to keep going and growing through the worst, says Liam Dann.

Staff and customers are still at the forefront of executives' minds.

COMMENT: We should decide how and when to get our work done - yet so many of us are stuck on the clock.

New Zealanders grew more optimistic about employment prospects in the September quarter.

The kiwi dropped to 72.28 US cents as at 8am in Wellington.

Bad debts in the Chinese banking system are ten times higher than officially admitted, Fitch Ratings has warned.

How to deal with too much praise or too much criticism.

The NZ dollar fell against the greenback and the Australian dollar after the Reserve Bank's interest rate review.

A LinkedIn study shows New Zealand's professionals act a little differently to their overseas peers in the job market

Want to be fabulously wealthy? This is the degree you better have.

COMMENT: Is China about to be the epicentre of Global Financial Crisis II, the sequel?

The two farm workers were unfairly dismissed before they'd stepped foot on the farm.

The United States' central bank left its policy rate unchanged, while projecting an increase is still likely by year-end.

Women are being told by their bosses to put on more make-up, and wear high heels and short skirts to work, research has found.

Cybercrime is now bigger than old-style organised crime

Employers views on inked employees are changing.

Many small Kiwi businesses are started by parents of pre-schoolers and school-aged children. For some, these ventures are born out

Workplaces that are compassion-free zones are populated with people who are constantly on the verge of burn-out

Job advertisements on jobs website Seek rose 9.9 per cent in the year to August.

COMMENT: Being a workaholic is bad ... after 50 hours productivity slips.

The Reserve Bank is expected to hold fire from cutting interest rates next week until it can get a better steer on the inflation outlook

Dairy farmers have endured one of their worst ever years, but Fonterra is set to report one of its best.

COMMENT: Households have more to spend, but the cost of a home is boosting inequality.