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Gull investigating docked petrol wages
Gull has launched an investigation into claims petrol station attendants wages were docked when customers drive off without paying.

Even Harvard MBA women are disappointed by their careers
A new Harvard Business School study has found there are sharply different levels of career satisfaction for men and women.

New notes brighter, bolder
New banknotes set to be released late next year will cost around $80 million.

New banknotes unveiled
The Reserve Bank has unveiled more vibrant and secure banknote designs which will progressively enter circulation later next year.

English flags 'challenge' to surplus
Finance Minister Bill English has warned that returning to surplus this year will be a challenge due to falling dairy prices and low inflation.

Dairy in the doldrums
Dairy farmers should be able to weather a low payout for the current season, thanks to last year's record milk price, but two poor seasons in a row would put the sector under financial stress,....

Is it better across the Ditch?
For a long time the Lucky Country drew Kiwis to its shores, but as its economy changes we look at some of the risks of relocating to Australia.

Reaction to Chinese property buyers 'racism' + video
Racism is behind negative reactions to Chinese buyers in the property market, says the head of one of New Zealand's largest law firms.

Bosses warned over office conduct
Bosses and company heads are being warned they need to be "much more careful" about their actions following Roger Sutton's sexual harassment resignation.

Treasury seeks ideas on welfare
The Treasury is looking to "crowd source" policy ideas about how to improve the effectiveness of welfare spending.

'Cold turkey' plan for rates bill rises
About 4000 households face rates increases of 40 per cent or more next year under a "cold turkey" proposal causing deep divisions among city councillors.

Sutton investigation a 'PR snow job'
Former Cera worker says the official investigation into accusations of sexual harassment by former chief executive Roger Sutton was "incompetent".

Dita De Boni: Sweetie's bad but there's worse sexism in the workplace
It's baffling that a modern boss could think using the words "honey" or "sweetie" is anything other than hugely unwise. But it's the subtle sexism we need to worry about.

Henri Eliot: Should NZ directors undergo personality tests?
Experienced directors spoke to Henri Eliot about their views on directors taking tests to assess personality, skills and cognitive abilities.

Enter the dedicated entrepreneur
Paul Bowker first made his name in his adopted city of Tauranga by completing the landmark redevelopment of the old Tauranga Club into Hotel on Devonport/Devonport Towers in 2004.

Landlord crackdown 'impractical'
A leading economist has raised doubts about the practicality of a Reserve Bank landlord crackdown.

Brian Fallow: Thrifty Germans urged to spend
Germany has come to be seen as the miser among major economic powers, saving too much of its enviable income and spending too little. Germans, naturally, do not see it that way.

Casino job a calculated move
When Rob Hamilton sat his kids down to tell them he had a new job as SkyCity's CFO, their first question was whether that meant they could go up the Sky Tower for free.

Fran O'Sullivan: Flexibility needed for trade pacts
Here's the challenge for Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key when he hosts President Xi Jinping in New Zealand next week.

Stephen Diver: Mummy Merkel is here
This month we receive onto our shores the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, undoubtedly the most dominant political figure in the EU.

Mitre 10's $60k fine over finger loss
An Auckland hardware store has had to pay nearly $60,000 after one of its employees lost two of his fingers while using an industrial saw.

Robyn Pearce: Sitting disease - the new smoking
Humans are designed to move constantly, not to sit for hours every day in front of screens.