Mortgage brokers are urging borrowers to fix the interest rates on their loans and say it's not too late despite an expected increase in the official cash rate tomorrow.

The days of written references for job seekers are mostly over with the majority of employers now preferring to talk to two or three nominated referees.

New Zealand house prices rose in February reversing the falls of December and January, according to just released REINZ figures.

Jobs growth in February is expected to have bounced back after a weak result in January, but not enough to bring down the unemployment rate.

The majority of New Zealanders do not fully understand KiwiSaver especially when it comes to switching jobs, tax rates and the Government's annual contribution.

About 600 construction workers are on the 17ha site of New Zealand's biggest new prison and the country's largest public-private partnership, which is recruiting staff now.

A company wanting to mine ironsands from the seafloor says the plan will mean $150m extra spent in the area each year.

The law is not always an ass but it can produce an absurdity. The decision to allow a failed job seeker access to his competitors' CVs is one of them.

China has overtaken the UK for the first time to become the largest source country for total permanent migrants to New Zealand.

Marcel van den Assum has been appointed chairman of the New Zealand Angel Association (AANZ).

Auckland property sales figures from the region's biggest real estate company find steady prices for Feb, but an increase in listings.

Taking on the world and embracing it will make New Zealand stronger and sustain its sovereignty, writes David Hisco. Our Aussie mates will then have to try even harder to catch up with us.

The impact of the Reserve Bank's curbs on mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) on the housing market has been pretty modest so far.

A leading law firm is calling for changes to how leave is calculated and paid out but a union leader is warning workers could lose out.

If the issue of inequality and poverty is to loom large in this election year there are a couple of cherished beliefs on both sides of politics that need to surrender to evidence, writes Brian Fallow.

Just two of ASB bank's 10 member executive team are women despite a call by the bank's CEO for leaders to step up progress on gender diversity.

Hundreds of Otago workers face an uncertain future after Southern Cross Forest Products Ltd was placed in receivership yesterday.

The short answer is yes, KiwiSaver is taxed. But taxation isn't the only difference between saving through KiwiSaver and the cash-deposit options.

Diversity in New Zealand's boardrooms and at the executive level has lost its momentum says, ASB boss Barbara Chapman.

A 62-year-old job seeker who is accusing an energy firm of age discrimination has won a legal battle to view the CVs of the people who beat him to the job.

The economy is not suddenly perfect just because the economic cycle has turned for the better, writes Liam Dann. There is still serious work to be done,

Sick of working 9 to 5 one woman has told how she quit her job four years ago, decided to travel the world and has been living out of a suitcase ever since.

So the team is into the swing of 2014, marching towards the second quarter of the year, working enthusiastically and feeling connected to the workplace. Or is it?

New Zealand business confidence rose to its highest level in almost 20 years in February, indicating strong economic growth this year.

Deep-sea oil exploration resource consent applications won't require public hearings, but will not be automatically ticked through, says the Environment Minister.

New Zealand's inbound net migration rose to a 10-year high in January as fewer people quit the country to cross the Tasman.

Even as John Key was reiterating his pig-headed refusal to address the long-term affordability of the state pension, the NZ Superannuation Fund reported on its performance, writes Brian Fallow.