Microsoft and Google have told a select committee considering the GCSB companion bill it will stifle innovation and could impact on economic growth.

Fonterra has lifted its forecast milk payout to farmers by 50 cents in the 2014 season.

It won't create a single new home, which is the crux of the crisis facing the country's two biggest cities, writes Brian Rudman.

When St John Ambulance officers came to his school to give first aid lessons, Isaac McFarlane was fascinated.

Smart political footwork by Prime Minister John Key has put the South Korean free-trade agreement back on the agenda.

An argument over a $5 fee has cost a Wellington motor lodge almost $12,000 and censure for wrongful dismissal.

Wellington gives a "very confused picture of itself" to the rest of the country.

A capital gains tax on property makes little sense unless it also applies to the family home, says Bill English.

One of the last tax taboos, an explicit capital gains tax, doesn't generate the opposition it once did, writes Thomas Pippos.

The IT sector is hiring: software companies such as Orion Health and Xero are scrambling for developers to build their dreams of world-leading products.

The Prime Minister says first home buyers remain 'a priority' for the govt, but he's stopped short of endorsing a suggestion from one of his ministers.

Financial markets see almost no chance Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler will move the official cash rate from its all-time low of 2.5 per cent.

First-time home buyers struggling to scrape together a deposit may soon be given a lending hand through changes to the KiwiSaver scheme.

If the #1 constraint on the growth of the economy over the next 5 years is a shortage of skilled labour, how can businesses position their team to get the right people and keep them?

Despite Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer instituting a "work from home" ban earlier this year, the general consensus among employers and employees is that finding a healthy work/life balance is good for staff and profits.

The idea that New Zealand has become one of the most unequal societies in the developed world is just not supported by the data, writes Brian Fallow.

Treasury officials warned against the SkyCity cash-for-convention-centre deal, saying there were doubts the taxpayer would get enough out of it.

Inflation fell to an annual rate of just 0.7 per cent in the June quarter, a 14-year low, but economists expect that to be as good as it gets.

Editorial: Restoring investor confidence in NZ's financial markets is a long-term proposition - and Sean Hughes showed how much can be done in 3 years.

While commerce and accounting graduates may have trouble finding entry jobs in their field, AUT University graduates in hospitality have a number of options.

Inflation falls to a 14-year low, thanks to cheap imported petrol helping to counter rising housing-related prices.

An new interactive tool developed by a Victoria University professor in conjunction with Treasury lets people address the Government's long-term financial pressures.