After nearly six grinding years of stop-start recession and timid growth the economy seems set to finally take off.

Economic activity grew 1.4 per cent in the Sept quarter to be 3.5 per cent larger than a year earlier.

A man aged in his 20s was killed by a falling tree while working on a forestry block in rural Horowhenua this morning.

A year ago, Brian Fallow described the state of NZ's climate policy as a shambles and a disgrace. A year later, there is no reason to eat those words, he says.

NZ spent $4.8b more than it earned in its dealings with the rest of world during the September quarter.

The Government expects to resume contributions to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund in 2019/20, a year earlier than projected in last May's Budget.

The Australian budget bottom line is looking bleak, and a weaker economy isn't going to help the situation.

Planning on checking your emails from the beach or bach this summer? You're not alone. New research finds Kiwis are among the most hooked on work during holidays.

Editorial: What is it about Hollywood that causes the Government to go weak at the knees?

The festering symptoms of "Dutch disease" have burst into a rash of losses across the Australian and New Zealand economies this week.

A labour group monitoring three Chinese factories that make iPhones and other Apple products says once-oppressive working conditions have steadily improved in the last 18 months.

So should we look on the TPP with hope or dread? Impossible to say until we know what "it" is, writes Brian Fallow. It doesn't help that these meetings are conducted with all the secrecy of a papal election.

A pregnant solo mother sacked a week before Christmas for allegedly stealing a $35 T-shirt has been awarded almost $20,000 for wrongful dismissal.

General Motors product development chief Mary Barra has been named the company's new chief executive, the first female head of a US car company.

Editorial: The Reserve Bank is sailing on largely uncharted sails with its restrictions on low-deposit home loans.

The NZIER shadow board believes the Reserve Bank should leave the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent when it reviews it tomorrow.

Has mobile technology created a workforce that never stops working?

ANZ says its Truckometer is still pointing to strong momentum in the economy despite dipping last month.

Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.

A company has been found guilty of failing to take all practicable steps to protect employees over the Onehunga pipeline explosion that killed a woman in 2011.

New rules restricting low deposit home loans will now not apply to new home builds, says the Reserve Bank.