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Landlords hit back
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.

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

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

Landlords 'a danger to financial system'
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.

Q&A Larry Summers: Robots are hurting middle class workers
Famous economist Larry Summers answers questions about robots and the hurting incomes of middle class Americans.

Henri Eliot: Directors should spend more time on the shop floor
A director must spend time visiting the operations of the businesses for which your board holds ultimate governance responsibility.

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

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

Make a good decision, under pressure
Depending on your job and ambition, the importance of making good decisions under pressure can vary.

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

Hot property: Auckland values soar
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.

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

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

Small trade surplus last month
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....

Entrepreneur, keep your pitch simple and specific
A lot of entrepreneurs when pitching think they need to lead with a macro market and major problem they are solving. Keep it simple.

Business Books: 'Bold' - how entrepreneurs will control world's fate
Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler

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

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

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

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

Wheeler criticises Auckland 'nimbys'
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.

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

Robyn Pearce: The Tale of a Dragon - and it's not Smaug
The Time Queen shares her experience using voice recognition software to save hours typing documents.

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