A Canterbury boss has been fined thousands of dollars after his employee's thumb was severed by an unguarded machine used to cut firewood.

Latest QV stats: Moves by the Government and Reserve Bank to slow Auckland's heated housing market are having an effect - but not yet on prices.

Investors are favouring currencies with higher interest rates.

New Zealand business confidence rose to a six-month high in November, signalling a pick-up in the economy.

Business confidence continues to rise, signalling a pick up in the economy.

Christmas Day is less than four weeks away and the busy silly season is kicking in.

A farm manager is considering employment action against his boss after discovering he was having an affair with his wife.

Households and most businesses face higher power and fuel bills under proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme.

Managers and company directors are increasingly being held legally responsible for the actions of others writes Travis Atkinson.

His workmates frantically tried to dig him out but he died at the scene.

The man who introduced legal highs to New Zealand could face bankruptcy action.

A 54-year-old man died in a workplace accident in South Auckland this afternoon.

A mould-infested house on the North Shore is being held up by the international press as an example of how heated Auckland's property market has become.

The toned-up executive in the sharp suit, the well-dressed account manager with perfect makeup - when it comes to work success your appearance can make a difference.

With a picture on his Facebook page of a car seat, a stroller and his dog, Mark Zuckerberg announced he'd be taking two months of parental leave.

Chief executive of Queenstown Lakes District Council has called it quits.

Liam Dann asks, when do we reach peak cranes? At what point do the silhouettes on the skyline become an ominous warning of an impending economic crash rather than a sign of economic confidence?

Employee was fired after he collected empty bottles to recycle for cash.

Vocal expression of opinions in the office can cause problems for bosses as well as workers.

Coffee is big business and high-end firms are competing to be the one that provides the best for their staff.

The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 0.6 per cent gain this week as the prospect of US interest rates grind higher at a slower pace than expected.

A man who died in a grader accident was unwell and threw up in the cab before slipping in his vomit, falling out of the machine and running himself over: coroner.

Co-worker had accused him of smoking synthetic cannabis on site and sitting in the middle of the road.

This week's anniversary of the Pike River mining disaster has sparked the need for workplace health and safety attitudes to change.