Landlords have hit back at Reserve Bank consultation on their sector, threatening to punish tenants by hiking rents if a tougher lending regime is ushered in.

Fewer Kiwi homeowners are being forced to sell their houses as the economy grows.

The Reserve Bank has taken a step closer to treating residential investment properties differently from owner-occupied ones.

Reserve Banks says landlords could be a danger to New Zealand's financial system in the event of a housing collapse as it looks to tighten lending rules.

Famous economist Larry Summers answers questions about robots and the hurting incomes of middle class Americans.

A director must spend time visiting the operations of the businesses for which your board holds ultimate governance responsibility.

'We take our obligations under the Privacy Act seriously" is a common refrain, sadly, observed more in the breach, writes Gehan Gunasekara.

The Reserve Bank is cutting staff numbers as it restructures its operations.

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Auckland mayor Len Brown and other local politicians have called for their pay to be reined in by the Government.

Auckland house values are up by 43.8 per cent on the last boom in 2007 - but a valuer is warning that off-the-plan buyers are not always recovering their money.

Seven years on from the global economic meltdown, New Zealand businesses are quietly optimistic, but the tide can turn quickly, warns an insolvency expert.

The net migrant gain has rebounded, pushing the annual population gain from this source to a record 53,800.

New Zealand eked out a merchandise trade surplus of $56 million last month, its first since last June, but on an annual basis the deficit widened to $1.4 billion from $1.2 billion for calendar....

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New research suggests extended joblessness could also dampen our personalities. And that can make it harder to find more work.

There's growing economic segregation across the USA - wealth is concentrating in areas just as poverty does.

In the last year, Auckland house prices were up 16 per cent and it is expected pressures will build up house prices even more.

Philanthropist and businessman Sir Stephen Tindall has been named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2015.

Building height restrictions and NIMBY attitudes in inner Auckland are standing in the way of an response to Auckland's housing shortage, the Reserve Bank governor says.

Union chief says 50-cent-an-hour lift in minimum wage is a slap in the face for the families of New Zealand.

The Time Queen shares her experience using voice recognition software to save hours typing documents.

Wellington's barefooted Anglican Bishop Justin Duckworth has thrown his weight behind a campaign for a 'living wage' - recalibrated at $19.25 an hour.