The plain fact is that in industry after industry, Australians have a longer stride, writes Brian Fallow. As long as that remains true, they will outpace us and the gap in incomes and living standards will widen.

Editorial: It's better to touch the interest rate brakes lightly now, than bring the economy to a screeching halt sometime later.

Auckland is the country's best city for IT workers looking to secure bonuses and benefits, a survey suggests.

The world's richest 85 people own as much as the poorest 3.5 billion, according to Oxfam - and it's issued a warning that gap could trigger mass social unrest.

Finance Minister Bill English says he wants Google, Apple and Starbucks and other multinationals to pay more tax and hopes the issue will be raised at economic talks this week.

A restaurant worker has been awarded more than $30,000 in unpaid wages after she was underpaid for the hours she worked, and not paid at all for 11 weeks.

This could be the year you get the pay rise you've been waiting for, writes Bernard Hickey.

There are "deeply ingrained systemic issues'' in the forestry industry, New Zealand's work safety regulator says, following the death of another forestry worker this morning.

Retail spending is up, but potentially higher interest rates and a slowing in the growth of house prices could present challenges this year, says an economist.

Hiring expectations have dipped slightly as employers remain cautious about taking on new staff despite a rosy outlook for the economy in 2014.

NZ business confidence has soared to a 20-year high, lifting hopes for profits, hiring and new investment.

A young Kiwi is to get a taste of what it's like to work for one of the coolest companies on the planet.

Economic commentators are saying 2014 is going to be a "good year". Peter Davis suggests 10 economic steps to prosperity.

The economic omens for New Zealand this year are good.

The new year is the opportunity for assessing the past 12 months and making a fresh start - it's good to use January as a time to re-evaluate your career, your habits, everything.

French food giant Danone's legal action against Fonterra will cause uncertainty for investors and is more bad press for the dairy co-operative and NZ, says a commentator.

The size of Australia's iron ore export earnings continues to soar despite concerns about an end of the mining boom, a new report says.

A New Zealand technology company has scored its biggest logistics contract to build a parcel sorting system for a 53,000sq metre freight facility in Sydney.

The number of jobs advertised on Seek grew only slightly last year, but the employment website says NZ ended 2013 in an 'extremely healthy position' and that 2014 is looking positive.

The New Zealand dollar is expected to remain at elevated levels throughout this year.