Auckland house values rose at almost twice the rate of the rest of New Zealand, up 9.8 per cent or $68,309 in the last year.

Firms looking for skilled candidates who can add value to their systems

Bigger is better? Not when it comes to the price we're putting on selling smaller homes, according to new figures out from Trade Me.

The economics team at BNZ are now suggesting that NZ will see a falling CPI over the next two quarters, with a real possibility of annual deflation as well, writes Mark Lister.

An office worker who became ill through workplace stress has been awarded $10,000 compensation after complaining of bullying and intimidation.

NZ's job market is on a high with double-digit growth in the final quarter of last year and IT workers, builders and architects in most demand.

Getting back into the new year of work after a holiday can be hard. It's normal to want to stay on holiday - but the point is that most people need to make money to survive.

As the NZ dollar approaches equality with the Australian dollar, the Bank of New Zealand says those anticipating a so-called "parity party" can hang on to their balloons.

The NZ economy may be in its first six-month period of deflation in more than a decade, in the face of weak crude oil prices says the BNZ.

I was told once upon a time that an angry man has never solved a problem so every single problem has a solution and a calm rational approach to problem solving is preferred.

An Australian IT company that exploited a New Zealand worker for seven months has been ordered to pay him more than $100,000.

A veteran postie who was wrongly sacked for failing to deliver 29 circulars has got his job back and has been awarded nearly $14,000 in back pay and compensation.

Exceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.

A Wellington chef who was sacked on the spot after sleeping through his alarm twice and missing a busy shift with a sore leg has been awarded nearly $10,000.

A foul-mouthed seafood company employee who was fired for allegedly intimidating colleagues got his job back and a $18,000 payout.

New vehicle sales in NZ surged to a record in 2014, aided by a buoyant economy and cheaper prices.

An IT firm has been ordered to fork out $16k to a former manager, despite declaring losses of more than $1 million.

To build on the company's tremendous momentum achieved in 2014, including reaching $4 billion in assets under management, and deliver exceptional returns for....

In dramatic terms 2014 ended with several big business and economic stories on cliff- hangers.

Smart investors have, for the most part, been richly rewarded by stock markets in recent years. Can the same kind of returns continue, or is the bull market set to run out of steam?

Businesses, consumers and economic forecasters agree: 2015 should be a reasonably good year - weaker than 2014 but still pretty good by the standards of the recent past.

Russia's economy will shrink by around 4 per cent next year as a result of falling oil prices and ongoing financial turmoil, its finance minister has warned.