A top economist has labelled small political parties' policies "mad" and a serious risk to New Zealand.

Frantic? Stressed from your never ending ‘to do’ list? A few simple tweaks can help you work smarter, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

'Interest rates will be lower for longer but eventually higher" is the tricky message the Reserve Bank will seek to convey when it delivers its monetary policy statement on Thursday.

The Green Party's policy to lift the minimum wage by almost $4 to $18 an hour by 2017 is undoubtedly smart politics.

QV has released latest house value data showing big rises nationally and in Auckland but growth rates are slowing.

The National Party's pitch for a third term boils down to the slogan: Don't mess with success.

Some university graduates hoping to break into well-paid careers are working months at a time as unpaid interns.

Feminist economist Professor Marilyn Waring is this year's winner of the NZIER Economics award.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has vowed to fight a formal accusation that she acted negligently and permitted an alleged 400 million fraud when she was French finance minister.

How's this for an anomaly: if a commercial property is munted in an earthquake, and maybe even kills someone, it gives rise to a tax deduction, but seismic strengthening work to reduce the risk of that happening does not.

Greg Shanahan knows a lot about the New Zealand technology sector. For the past 15 years, he has been following the progress of almost 300 of the nation's top technology companies and reporting on their successes.

When thousands of university students graduate each year with shiny new degrees, competition for the best graduate jobs and internships can be fierce.

Would you let your boss trawl through your Facebook page? A global survey asked 10,000 participants just that question - so how many said yes?

Paige Toft and Braden Alsford count themselves lucky when it comes to making career choices.

Recently released profit figures confirm that our largest listed companies have not taken full advantage of the buoyant economy.

A man was unfairly sacked from his father's company after a row about gossiping, the Employment Relations Authority says.

The social network is finding itself caught between being an open forum and patrolling for inappropriate content.

New Zealand's economic recovery is tentatively under way, albeit with a few wobbles.

After China's loosening of its one-child policy, living costs are deterring couples from having more than one child.

New Zealand's annual migration extended its decade highs in July, with the inflow continuing to surpass expectations.

Just how far we still are from political consensus on climate policy was evident at a pre-election debate on the issue organised by Business New Zealand in Auckland on Tuesday.

Only one female executive made it to the top-earner list of Japan's Nikkei 225 companies last year.