Kea has appointed Kea Global Board member and one of New Zealand's most prominent figures in the global financial sector, Craig Donaldson, as interim Global CEO.

Consumer confidence remains at heights not seen since the recession and only briefly before then.

Researchers have found that working mothers agonise they are bad mums because they work and bad employees because they have a family.

Consumer confidence fell from its highest level in seven years this month amid the prospect of interest rate increases.

Australian wage growth has slumped to the lowest pace in at least 17 years against the backdrop of a deteriorating labour market

If we are a rock-star economy, we are a Justin Bieber rather than a Mick Jagger, writes Peter Lyons. Our celebrity status is unlikely to endure.

Brian Fallow asks :Does the electricity market entrench the ripping off of consumers? Would replacing it with a single buyer model address the issue of energy hardship among some households?"

Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson says the company is starting to reap the benefits of a reorganisation plan started in 2011.

Retail sales rebounded over the last three months of 2013 from a weak September quarter, but the bounce was less than other indicators had led economists to expect.

A London-based hedge fund manager says New Zealand is like Ireland pre-global financial crisis and it's only a matter of time before the Kiwi dollar plunges.

Living wage campaigners say it now costs $18.80 an hour to feed two adults and two children in New Zealand.

New Chinese Ambassador Wang Lutong doesn't want to spend too much time cooped up in his Wellington embassy during his stint as China's top diplomatic representative in New Zealand.

Expectations that house prices will rise have eased in ASB's quarterly survey of housing market sentiment, remain high by historical standards.

New Zealand chief executives are more upbeat about revenue growth than most of their overseas counterparts, according to a survey released yesterday.

New Zealand will see declining unemployment and a rush for talent in 2014, according to the latest Global Salary Survey.

The global financial crisis is far from over and the underlying problems that gave rise to it remain unsolved, says Lord King.

It's finally happened and the world hasn't ended. "Tapering" is under way and the sun still rises in the east.

A man facing charges over an alleged bogus company for jobseekers looking for work in Australian mines had his scheme endorsed by a fake international group.

At 49 years old, Glenn Bratton didn't expect to be looking for a new career.

Having a culture where star talent was allowed to make investment decisions without being checked was a big driver of the global financial crisis.

Enticing more migrants into the country could dramatically increase the income of New Zealand, new research has found.

Harvard Business School researchers find striking variances between the gender profiles of directors.

Currency risk Analysts say the biggest concern on their minds is how the strong New Zealand dollar against the aussie will affect earnings.

People having trouble at work may want to arm themselves with some expert information before hastily resigning or making a formal complaint to their employer.