Prime Minister John Key laid out the welcome mat for foreigners yesterday and said it was a point of contrast between National and other parties.

There's a lot of debate about a silver bullet solution for New Zealand's high dollar, writes Liam Dann. The good news is there is one. The bad news is that we have no control over it.

The 2013 Census contains a huge amount of fascinating information that highlights the difficulties facing businesses, particularly in the Auckland area, writes Brian Gaynor.

TransTasman Resources has been granted a mining permit to extract titano-magnetite sands some 22 to 36 km off the coast of Patea, in the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Westland Milk, the Hokitika-based dairy coop, has received accreditation to export products into China, joining the five manufacturers named yesterday.

Chief executive Mark Powell has dared say what many others must surely think, but few are prepared to publicly utter: that executive pay is well into the realm of the ridiculous, writes Dita De Boni.

What we got from Labour's finance spokesman David Parker on Tuesday was a much broader economic policy than that would imply, writes Brian Fallow.

Labour's proposal to introduce a variable contribution rate to compulsory KiwiSaver as a counter-cyclical tool has received mixed reviews from bank economists.

If Labour finance spokesman David Parker is proposing a job swap with the Reserve Bank Governor he should say so, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

New Zealand is well positioned to capitalise on the largely favourable global trends.

Mortgage-lending rules introduced last October appear to have helped slow the speed of rising house prices, the Reserve Bank said yesterday.

A full five years before their first New Zealand Superannuation payment kicks in, most Kiwi employees are good and ready to down tools, hang up aprons, return company-provided laptops and take a permanent holiday from work.

The first impression of the Labour Party's "monetary policy upgrade" is that it looks good, writes Brian Fallow, managing to look both conservative and progressive.

Kiwi tech entrepreneur Derek Handley is on the hunt for a "right-hand" in New Zealand to manage investments and launch ventures.

Fifty-one workers were killed while they were doing their jobs last year, the Council of Trade Unions says.

All good sporting careers come to an end. But what happens to athletes who reach their mid-30s and need to find a post-sport work career?

Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell went online last week to take questions on etiquette in the workplace.

When the likes of the OECD look at our structural economic policy settings and compare them to what has worked in other countries, they reckon we should be doing a lot better than we are, writes Brian Fallow.

Research suggests there is no "magic number" for chief executive tenure in this country, with the most poorly performing companies having a mix of short and long-serving bosses.

The parent company of a firm that sold controversial currency trading software racked up a $109,000 debt for food and drink at a flash Auckland restaurant.

Procrastinators everywhere should take heart in gaining what could be the best excuse yet for their thumb-twiddling: blaming it on Mum and Dad.

Here are some reasons not to embrace the view of economic analyst Jesse Colombo that NZ is hurtling towards crisis.

Women earn less than men because they are seen as pushovers when they don't negotiate hard and are seen as "ball-breakers" when they do, a psychologist says.

Japan, the world's third-biggest economy, has a long and notorious history of protectionism.

Auckland's sizzling property market could bring New Zealand's economy crashing down, a global economic expert warns.

Kiwi women should "up the attack" on breaking into top executive ranks and boardroom roles rather than being discouraged by lack of success.

A counselling client of mine "Allie" had just been promoted at her law firm. I asked if she was excited.

Welcome to the first of my regular series entitled My Light-Bulb Moment.