NZ commodity prices fell in January, extending their 12-month slide to about 19 per cent, led by casein, wool, beef and aluminium.

Auckland homeowners are finding themselves unable to sell, because they can't find another place to buy due to a listings drought.

Former director of Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre Jim Kennedy spent almost 40 years with Nasa. The retiree now travels, speaking on leadership.

Prime Minister John Key has sprayed cold water on calls for a comprehensive rethink of how local government spending is funded.

Reduced dairy production is expected to translate into higher prices at Wednesday's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Digital entrepreneur and Massive Inc co-founder Claudia Batten opens up about her unconventional career path.

Which comes first - happiness or success? Lynne Miller offers some suggestions for a better working life.

Ask a 15-year-old what makes his generation different from the ones before, and he'll give you a straight answer: "Anything that's not digital is boring."

The Reserve Bank's indication that its next interest rate move could be down is expected to reinforce a decline in fixed mortgage rates.

Greek voters have sent Europe's leaders a message: the austerity policy you have been pursuing in recent years is economically perverse, socially cruel and ultimately subversive.

The Government's employment watchdog has taken enforcement action against eight employers in the Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit industry following breaches of minimum employment standards.

It is widely acknowledged that international convention centres are essential elements that contribute to the growth and development of big cities.

Labour leader Andrew Little's pledge to make small business a priority in the next two years has lifted the responsibility and workload for small business spokeswoman Jacinda Ardern who will set....

Companies that don't have websites that work natively with smartphones may be missing out on key talent, warns recruitment firm Hays.

Low inflation is one of those good things you can have too much of, writes Brian Fallow. A strong disinflationary tide is running in the global economy.

The Automobile Association has called for a ministerial inquiry into the cost of fuel as an informal survey found variations of up to $1.34 at different sites around the country.

An employer says he's embarrassed, but wants other business owners to beware, after one of his workers charged with handling - and monitoring - finances stole $146k.

Employers will have greater health and safety obligations once the Health and Safety Reform Bill becomes law in the first half of 2015.

Inflation dropped below the Reserve Bank's annual 1 to 3 per cent target range in calendar 2014, extinguishing beyond doubt any expectations of an increase in its official cash rate this year and prompting talk that the next move could instead be a cut.

The Government has spelled out its masterplan for reversing skyrocketing house prices across the country - but will the 10-point plan work?

Finance Minister Bill English says wage increases, especially in the public sector, may have to be smaller than previously expected with inflation running so low.

Please sir I want a tea break." In Charles Dickens' Victorian novel Oliver Twist, published three years after The Poor Law (Amendment) Act.

Indications are that 2015 will be another strong one for the New Zealand economy, going on the latest batch of economic reports.