Former Nike innovation expert Erez Morag told the Tripartite Summit in Auckland that innovation comes from cross pollination.

Net migration in New Zealand is the highest it has been since at least 1978 - and possibly ever.

Shiny new $20, $50 and $100 banknotes are in circulation from today - but you might not see one for a while.

COMMENT: If all the heavy stuff, the tangible assets, are gone - what has replaced it?

It is not a breach of name suppression rules to disclose a person's name and offending to their employer, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Auckland, Los Angeles, Gaungzhou - talking trade and growth at the Tripartite Economic Summit today.

The Government should tilt the market in favour of those still waiting for the Kiwi dream.

Two meat workers will be paid $38,700 after they suffered a backlash at work for distributing union material .

COMMENT: The Reserve Bank was radiating signals this week that its next intervention in the housing market may well target debt-to-income ratios.

WATCH: Shamubeel Eaqub says it is time for the Bank to stop talking about it and it missed the chance to act, while David Snell says the Bank was right to wait.

Is it okay to be asked to wear make up and high heels at work?

Providing these opportunities not only strengthens the knowledge and skills of their employees, but also helps retain their top talent.

A typical household would be blocked from getting a mortgage of more than $405,000 under debt-to-income restrictions being considered by the Reserve Bank.

Housing debt got all the attention yesterday, but dairy debt remains near the top list of Reserve Bank of the threats to the economy.

The Reserve Bank halted its briefings for media and analysts after a breach of the embargo by a MediaWorks reporter.

Comment: How can you ensure you leave work on time everyday and reclaim your evenings?

COMMENT: Don't let emails, interruptions and endless meetings entrap you in a perfect storm.

Technology affects our lives at home, the way we run businesses, our ability to cope in a non-wired environment, and even our sleep, Robyn Pearce writes.

A North Shore bus driver acquitted of sexually assaulting passengers will get to keep $51,995 in backpay awarded by the Employment Court after Ritchies' appeal failed.

Comment: Will we really all lose our jobs to machines?

The NZ government posted a budget surplus in the first nine months of the financial year, against a Treasury forecast for a deficit.

Danielle Wright discovers the best way to get out of a job rut may be just to stay put

The New Zealand dollar may decline this week on expectations the Reserve Bank could add further restrictions to the housing market, paving the way for future interest rate cuts.

COMMENT: Broadly the banks have strong balance sheets but New Zealand's private debt levels are high and rising.

The hotel worker had $1000 unfairly taken from her wages after there were shortfalls in the gaming machines float.

The Ministry decided to reduce the pay of 6000 school support staff this year because of a payroll anomaly.

Sheryl Sandberg's touching Facebook post says she never realised how the odds are stacked against single mums until her husband died.

COMMENT: A generation seems not to have the work skills, aptitude and life skills to work for the wages employers are able to pay, writes Bernard Hickey.

COMMENT: 'The only genius I ever met," says Alan Bollard, the biographer of pioneering New Zealand economist Bill Phillips.