The economist who first said NZ’s economy had achieved “rock star” status has conceded that outlook has now clouded.

National heads into the election with its Budget surplus target broadly intact according to the latest Treasury forecasts.

With a surplus in his sights this year, Finance Minister Bill English has confirmed his Government has budgeted for tax cuts some time over the next four years

The wafer-thin surplus which the Budget pencilled in for 2014-15 is at some risk of disappearing when the Treasury updates its fiscal and economic forecasts tomorrow.

A banana ripener, chicken catcher, luge manager and dog wash attendant are some of the most weird and wonderful jobs on Trade Me.

The New Zealand workforce has changed dramatically over the past 24 years.

When Nicky Tonkin decided to work from home, the first thing she needed was to install a 90,000-litre swimming pool.

Almost 100 protesters staged a loud picket outside NZ Superannuation Fund today as six anti-Israeli protesters chained themselves to the front desk of the company's office.

From restaurants to rocket-builders — businesses of all sorts share a common problem: Finding enough skilled staff. Anthony Doesburg reports.

Rising interest rates have yet to dent people's expectations that house prices will continue to rise over the year ahead, especially in Auckland and Canterbury.

As the general election approaches political opinion polls are coming thick and fast.

Tips on getting new hires adjusted to the social and performance aspects of their new jobs quickly and smoothly.

The world's most valuable firm is the latest to report diversity numbers amid a debate about whether women and minorities are underrepresented at tech firms.

It's the type of music that makes you want to sing out loud in the car or let loose on the dance floor - but listening to bass-heavy music like 50 Cent can also boost your confidence before an interview.

Most of us will experience career dissatisfaction some time in our working life, but working life doesn't have to be this way

House sales fell 13 per cent in July as winter cooled the appetite of house hunters, but the national median price is still up $31,000 from a year earlier.

Pyne Gould Corporation has been forced to disclose documents to the company's former financial controller, who is fighting it over a bonus worth $140,000.

The way you come across to an interviewer sends a powerful message about you and how much you care about the job search process.

Rising interest rates, LVR restrictions and the onset of winter have taken the heat out of the housing market, according to just released QV figures.

Falling dairy prices could weigh on the NZ dollar and help push the currency as low as US80c against the greenback by the end of this year, says an analyst.

Employment growth slowed in the June quarter and outside Canterbury it stalled altogether.

For the first time since the global recession hit, it is now easier to find a job in New Zealand than in Australia.

The jobs numbers out yesterday were less encouraging than the headline drop in the unemployment rate to 5.6 per cent suggests.

When carpenter Samuel Parnell arrived in New Zealand in 1840, he was asked by a shipping agent to build a store on Lambton Quay.

Argentina didn't default because it couldn't pay its bondholders. It defaulted because a New York judge wouldn't let it pay its bondholders.

Prisoners at Auckland's new $300 million private men's jail could be building or fixing metal skip bins.