The rising trend of intelligent machines replacing human workers is contributing to a scarcity of jobs.

Watching the Reserve Bank grapple with the housing market has been like watching someone blowing up a long party balloon and trying to twist it into one of those sausage dogs.

That Apple should buy Greece with all the useless cash it has on hand is just a joke that won't go away.

Employers are adding online personality tests to their screening processes to gauge candidates work ethic.

The Auckland residential property boom has developed some of the characteristics of the Dublin bubble a decade ago, writes Brian Gaynor.

Job listings in the design and architecture industry have surged 49 per cent in the past year.

Hillary Clinton has fallen silent on the TPP, an interesting departure from her statements as the nation's top diplomat.

The Reserve Bank desperately needs the support of the Government to address the distortion its monetary policy is helping create, writes Peter Lyons.

Chief economist says Hosking has it wrong when he heaps all the blame for soaring house prices on the Auckland Council.

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.

Landlords says tenants will suffer from the Reserve Bank's 30 per cent rental property LVRs and rentals will become scarce.

Workplace climate is driven by individual leaders and managers Robyn Pearce says.

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?

Major El Nino events, which typically create extreme weather conditions, immediately sap New Zealand's economic growth and put downward pressure on inflation.

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.

Much of the suspicion around the TPP agreement is fundamentally misconceived says international lawyer Gary Born.

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.