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Ocean ironsands mining decision due tomorrow
The fate of a $70 million bid to mine ironsands off the ocean floor in the southern Taranaki Bight will be known this Wednesday.

Property prices, sales fall in May
House sale volumes and prices are dropping, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, which has just released its May sales figures.

Job searching tips for over-50s
Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell offers her top 10 career tips for the over-50 job seekers.

More expensive veges push food prices higher
Food prices rose in May as a drop off in the price of meat, poultry and fish was offset by a 16pc gain in vegetables.

Dairy industry facing big challenges
It's the $64 billion question - can New Zealand double its primary exports in the next decade without causing unacceptable harm to the environment?

Rate hike in July on cards
Another increase in the official cash rate on July 24, to 3.5 per cent, is more likely than not.

Brian Fallow: Overvalued dollar sounds alarm bells
The exchange rate may have eased in recent weeks but two reports remind us of just how overvalued the kiwi dollar is, writes Brian Fallow.

The mortgage or KiwiSaver?
Should you cut your KiwiSaver contributions and divert the money into paying for higher mortgage costs? Money Editor Tamsyn Parker weighs up the options.

How do you build better managers?
How do you build a better manager? Some companies invest in a corporate university to groom future leaders.

Economists soften view on rate rise
There is solid support from the NZ Institute of Economic Research's monetary policy shadow board for another rise in the official cash rate tomorrow.

IMF tips NZ economic growth of 3.5pc this year
The International Monetary Fund expects the New Zealand economy to grow 3.5 per cent this year.

KiwiSaver: Transfering overseas pensions
Transferring pension funds from Britain to New Zealand isn't a straightforward exercise.

Why it's hard to define unemployment
What does it mean to be unemployed? The definitions of "unemployed" vary from country to country.

GST law change slammed as tax grab
A Government announcement yesterday has been condemned as an unfair tax grab, a compliance nightmare and no way to make tax law.

Road to perfect job can take a few steps
It's simply a reality that we can't always move into the "perfect job". Sometimes we have to build up to it, sometimes we have to consider taking stepping-stone jobs.

Work Advice: A therapeutic revelation?
American workplace adviser, Karla L. Miller, explains the legalities around interviewing job applicants about their mental health.

An office plan for introverts
Author Susan Cain explains office layout for introverts - who make up up to half of the American population - and an alternative to the open plan office design.

What Google says about the economy
A growing number of researchers are turning to big data in hopes of unlocking the secrets of the economy at the speed of the Internet.

QV shows NZ house prices climbing
Auckland house values rose 13.1 per cent annually but have shot up 30.6 per cent since the last peak of the market in 2007.

Cooling NZ dollar not forecast to crash
Weaker dairy prices have acted to drive the NZ dollar lower over the last few months, but currency strategists don't expect the kiwi to go into freefall.

The advantages of offices without managers
Some companies are asking why not get rid of the management structure altogether?

Kiwis' jobs about more than pay
Kiwi workers would jump ship for a 6 per cent pay rise, a new international employment survey indicates.

Drug policy 'completely misused'
A sawmilling company "completely misused" their drug and alcohol policy to drug test 190 staff after cannabis plants were found on company grounds, a union says.

Google diversity data pressures Silicon Valley to change
Google's decision to lay bare its lack of diversity ramps up the pressure on other Silicon Valley companies to increase the number of women and minorities among technology workers.