A recovery growing stronger and broader, but accompanied by inflation pressures, is the picture painted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's latest quarterly survey .

The number of businesses who say it is getting harder to find the skilled workers they need is well above the long-term average, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research reports.

Business confidence remains at multi-decade highs for the first three months of the year, although the strong upswing of previous quarters has flattened out

Women should think again about directorships, for far from trailing men, it's greatly to their credit that so few are debasing themselves in this way, writes Bob Jones.

Glen Raymond has worked at Auckland's biggest gigs for 25 years and now owns Opel Security.

Property values increased at the slowest annual pace in six months in March as high-debt lending restrictions and interest rate hikes weighed on the market.

The New Zealand job market is thriving, with the number of job listings on Trade Me up 21 per cent on the same time last year.

United States stocks had a mixed week with the broader market rising on better economic data

The Career Coach, Joyce E.A. Russell, answers questions from readers about how to handle co-workers' annoying habits.

Auckland residential property sales rebounded strongly in March after a soft February, according to the city's largest realtor.

Two former McDonald's store managers said they helped withhold employees' wages at the restaurant chain after facing pressure to keep labour costs down.

If ministers are tempted to smuggle a retrospective tax grab into the statute books under the cover of a Budget, they should drive that thought from their minds, writes Brian Fallow.

The government has opened eight new areas for oil and gas exploration in its 2014 Block Offer, unveiled by Energy Minister Simon Bridges.

If we are to move at a pace that keeps Auckland in the game we need to move from a government-led economy to a shared leadership, writes Michael Barnett.

John Key won't be thanking the IMF for taking a little bit of the shine off his new joint goal for bilateral trade between NZ and China to reach $30 billion by 2020, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Human resources teams will be kept busy this year as almost half of the Kiwi workforce look for a new job and employers will feel the bite.

Business confidence went from strength to only slightly less strength in the ANZ's latest monthly survey.

Team New Zealand spent $153 million in New Zealand over the last America's Cup campaign and injected a net $117 million into the Auckland economy, creating the equivalent of 1234 jobs, a report says.

The taxpayer's $36m investment in Team New Zealand has paid off handsomely according to reports released Steven Joyce today.

China has embarked on a process of financial liberalisation and the sheer numbers involved mean it will have profound implications across the region, writes Brian Fallow.

Four projects launched last decade to create or revitalise Auckland communities have endured hard times to reach milestones in their development.

Treasury is questioning the way the Crown manages its assets, suggesting state ownership of social assets may not be the most efficient use of government money.

Are we doing enough? As another report lays out the benefits of a green economy science reporter Jamie Morton looks at what we're doing to achieve it.

With industry pundits hinting the job market will heat up across the board this year.

Corporate well-being consultant Sarah Harmer tells a story that illustrates how much energy levels can impact decision-making at work.

Looking back at two decades old textbooks I studied while completing a degree in the "dark art" of psychology, I discovered two things: one - I am quite old ... Two - the more things change, the more they stay the same!

For the first time in its history New Zealand is part of the world economy's fastest growing region, Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says, but he worries that we are not doing enough to seize the opportunity that represents.

New Zealand's inbound migration rose to a 10-year high last month, as China overtook the UK to become the biggest source of net migrants for the first time in a decade.