The economic forecasts underpinning Thursday's Budget will need to differ substantially from those the Treasury offered in its half-year update six months ago.

The Group of Seven top economies is committed to "nurturing" world economic recovery, British finance minister George Osborne said at the weekend.

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan concedes the political reality of not returning a much-promised surplus will be painful.

Watching our Reserve Bank and news about interest rates from overseas this week, Bernard Hickey wondered how it will all end.

Recent research tells us the benefits of keeping fit and eating well extend beyond good health and weight loss to also include increased productivity at work.

With so many eyes glued to social media during work time, employers are increasingly considering how sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook can help them hire staff.

House prices are booming around New Zealand - with the average price of an Auckland city home rocketing to $735,692, up 12 per cent over the past year.

Labour leaders will today discuss how they plan to implement a plan to deliver 10,000 affordable starter homes every year for 10 years.

As we await another miserly Budget from Bill English we are entitled to wonder whether the Government is overdoing the fiscal discipline, writes Brian Fallow.

Expectations of house price inflation have hit a record high in ASB's quarterly survey, while the numbers who consider it a good time to buy a house continue to fall.

Prime Minister John Key has offered "an unreserved apology'' to any Wellingtonian offended by his comment that the capital city was "dying".

New Zealand's chief financial officers are feeling cautiously upbeat but remain worried about challenges in Europe.

The government kept a smaller operating deficit than forecast in the first nine months of the financial year, even as the cost of the Canterbury earthquakes grew.

As Auckland approaches a statistical high of 200 different cultures in its workforce, it is becoming increasingly important for businesses to effectively manage employee diversity.

As competitors evolve and customer needs change overnight, innovation has become a basic requirement for organisations to survive.

Average house prices in Auckland fell from a record high last month, snapping a three-month advance as more properties came to market, according to new statistics.