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Long-term Watercare boss steps down

Migration boom rolls on as fewer kiwis depart

Annual net migration rose to a record in August spurred by more migrant arrivals and the ongoing decline of Kiwis leaving for Australia.

Stock takes: Scottish referendum spooks British market

Behind the scenes, the Auckland-based developer of medical software has been carrying out pre-IPO marketing with institutional investors on both sides of the Tasman.

Editorial: Economy rules - so change of Govt unlikely

National has steered the economy through the global financial crisis and the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes towards a fiscal surplus, so this election is its to lose.

GDP outstrips growth in wages

Wages continued to grow more slowly than output per person over the past year.

Economy grows on service sector surge

The NZ economy grew just ahead of expectations in the second three months of the year, with the fastest growth in the services sector for seven-and-a-half years.

Monetary incentive for staying in work or moving regions

National has announced further steps to try to reduce benefit numbers by 25 per cent, including paying more people to move to other regions for jobs and bonus payments for those who stay in a job for a certain period of time.

Six seconds to make your CV count

Recruiters spend an average of six seconds looking at each resume that crosses their desk and New Zealanders are making silly errors that are costing them their dream jobs.

'Friday feeling' - Kiwis cut back hours

Nine out of 10 New Zealanders believe a "Friday feeling" exists while many spend the last two hours of the working week getting ready for the weekend, a survey has found.

Tax & Spend

Every year, vast sums flow into and out of the Crown's coffers, but the amount of new money available for fiscally responsible political parties to fight over - call it the fiscal battlefield - is quite small.

Are voters facing a stark choice?

When it comes to the economy the country's two major parties are promising to take New Zealand in very different directions, writes Bryce Edwards.

Fewer, slower rates rises due

The Reserve Bank still sees interest rate increases in our future but fewer and further between than it foreshadowed three months ago, writes Brian Fallow.

CEOs overwhelmingly back John Key

Blow for Labour as big business gets behind Prime Minister in Herald's Mood of the Boardroom survey.

Editorial: Biz confidence

Every year, the Herald surveys this country's chief executives to ascertain and assess their views on the outlook for their businesses and the economy.

Future of work - tips for top office

Technology will drive a rapid change in the working environment during the next five years, says workplace design expert Donna Wheatley. Wheatley, who has a PhD in workplace design, said rapidly evolving technology was enabling people to be more...

Brian Fallow: Housing costs back under spotlight

The Productivity Commission has been sent back into the minefield of housing costs.