It may be six months or so before the Reserve Bank begins to raise the official cash rate, but monetary tightening is already under way, writes Brian Fallow.

Some 1,000 recruits are needed to train for work on roads, fresh water, stormwater and other infrastructure.

With oil fields generally in remote or unstable places, Sarah Balsom feels lucky to be based in Taranaki.

Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler has explained his decision to impose curbs on mortgage lending at low deposits.

A casual chat with the right person can give you that networking edge .

Jump in arrivals will put further pressure on Auckland and Christchurch housing stocks, says economist.

Chamber of Commerce is offering youngsters a road to a job through pilot pre-employment course.

KiwiSaver for minimum wage earners, schemes shutting down and KiwiSaver for the self-employed...

Kiwis need to brace themselves for an economic boom, writes Liam Dann, because after years in the doldrums we may not be prepared for the rebound that's coming.

The Financial Services Council has put up a proposal for tax reform which MPs on both sides of the House should be able to support.

Brinkmanship in the US threatens the business and consumer confidence on which its economic recovery depends, says AMP chief economist Bevan Graham.

A United States debt default would drive a substantial fall in the New Zealand dollar's value, say currency strategists.

The Reserve Bank has rejected claims that its curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending will have the perverse effect of reducing the amount of new housing.

New Zealand rightly prides itself on being a leader in women's rights. It was ranked sixth out of 135 countries in the Global Gender Gap report for 2011.

Another report containing another warning about the need to address rising costs of super has been met with another statement which says: "there's no problem".