Auckland house prices climbed 9.5 per cent in just the last three months, according to the Real Estate Institute - an alarming number, Brian Fallow writes.

There can be some negative impacts of transformation projects - here are some ways to cope.

The Reserve Bank has abandoned its one-size-fits-all approach to loan-to-value ratio curbs recognising house price inflation is an Auckland problem.

Editorial: The Government continues to insist unaffordable prices are entirely caused by a shortage of houses, but the bank has long recognised that demand has to be tackled too.

A man who was dismissed from his job after his legs were crushed by a car in a freak accident wants to take his former employer to court again.

New lending rules targeting Auckland residential property investors will cool the market - but the city's "gravitational pull" will counter any impact, John Key says.

The Reserve Bank's new lending restrictions will make banks' books safer but may fail to cool the Auckland's housing market.

Reserve Bank targets Auckland property investors with new lending restrictions as it looks to take the heat out of the market.

You've been in your IT job for a while now and are starting to feel a bit, well, stale. Aware that you're a good "people person" you'd really like to move into communications.

A new 60ha business park in Silverdale north could mean people who live around the Millwater/Orewa area won't need to travel on clogged motorways to get to their jobs.

The Auckland region median dwelling sale price remained frozen over the last month at $720,000, but dropped in three areas.

New, Auckland-only rules for property lending may be unveiled as early as tomorrow morning.

Next week's Budget will outline plans by the Government to develop its own land holdings in Auckland in a bid to boost supply.

Karla L. Miller answers a reader question about how to deal with a boss and his interpreter.

Can we look forward to a brighter future? Will our children do better than us? The West is now looking at a richer future.

Is there any way it would be acceptable to ask a hiring manager for the salary range before agreeing to an interview?

It's a fine balance, the juggle between workplace responsibilities and child rearing. But it's a reality of life for an increasing number of us, with recent statistics revealing that up to 40% of NZ mothers return to work before their child is a year old.

Famed stock picker Warren Buffett says his company, Berkshire Hathaway, should look beyond investment expertise when selecting its next chief executive.

China has had 35 years of hypergrowth, but now it's over. It's going to have to settle for really, really good growth instead.

Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of retail and online stores, was the highest-paid female executive in the US last year.

Auckland's housing market is almost certainly in bubble territory, write Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons. Here's their plan to avoid a crisis.

Employment grew strongly in the first three months of the year but labour force growth was stronger still, keeping wage inflation subdued and raising the odds of an interest rate cut.

Married-couple, child-rearing families with male sole-breadwinners are five times more prevalent than those with female sole-breadwinners.

When John Key decided to become acquainted (repeatedly) with a Parnell waitress' ponytail, he surely had little idea of the international furore that would ensue.