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Get back into the work groove
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.

Downright strange - you're hired
To differentiate your business you need a strange culture and strange people, says one of New Zealand's leading business consultants.

Tom O'Neil: Identifying your gifts first step to rewarding career
Sometimes, we do major things that aren't authentic to ourselves, often to please someone else. We see short-term gain but it very quickly becomes apparent that we've made a poor decision.

Bank can't see corks popping yet
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.

NZ economy heading for deflation - BNZ
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.

The Corner Office: Alan Edwards
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.

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

Oversleeping chef awarded $10,000
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.

Auckland's Xmas house boom
New figures show Auckland property sales were the biggest in December for a decade - but it seems there's now a severe dearth of listings.

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

Record new car sales put shine on 2014
New vehicle sales in NZ surged to a record in 2014, aided by a buoyant economy and cheaper prices.

Laid-off exec wins right to his bonus
An IT firm has been ordered to fork out $16k to a former manager, despite declaring losses of more than $1 million.

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

Brian Fallow: Forecast largely fine, but clouds loom
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.

Putin scraps holidays
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.

Debra Chantry: What happened to real Christmas Cards?
Handwritten Christmas cards will always stand out from the deluge of e-cards sent out these days, writes Debra Chantry.

Fran O'Sullivan: Steven Joyce needs to play cards right or walk away
There's an old maxim in poker - "If you don't know who's getting screwed, get up and walk away from the table because it is you."

NZX benchmark hits record high
The benchmark NZX 50 Index hit its highest point yesterday and has risen by 17 per cent in 2014, marking another golden year for local equities.

Fight to close the pay gap
The Supreme Court has declined an employer leave to appeal over the pay of a female aged-care worker, in what has become a fight to close the pay gap with men.

Pilots keep jobs after retirement row
Two Kiwi pilots have won the right to stay in their jobs, after arguing that being forced to retire at the age of 55 was discrimination under New Zealand laws.

Bernard Hickey: Our 'rock star' economy in numbers
This was meant to be the year of the "rock star" economy. Finance Minister Bill English now describes it as the "rock solid" economy...