Shadow board tips OCR hold
The NZIER shadow board thinks the Reserve Bank should keep the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent tomorrow.
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College targets smart skills for ag students
A Waikato school is answering calls for more skilled young people in the rural sector by developing a state-of-the-art academy focused on agricultural science and business.
Power drives inflation rate
Electricity prices were a conspicuous exception to the subdued inflation numbers reported yesterday.
Kiwi dips as China revival stutters
The New Zealand and Australian dollars were knocked lower yesterday after data showed China's economic recovery stumbled in the first quarter.
Job vacancies on the rise again
The labour market is showing signs of warming up - but new graduates and trainees still face a tough battle for work.
Big demand for skills of pay clerks
Payroll clerks have joined tradesmen as the most sought-after workers in the country because of the Novopay crisis, an international recruiting agency says.
NZ dollar breaks through 86 cent barrier
The New Zealand dollar has continued its rally, topping 86 US cents and charting a new record on a trade-weighted basis.
English: We will curb house prices
Finance Minister Bill English used a pre-Budget speech to say the Government will act to curb rising house prices which represent a risk to New Zealand's economic recovery.
New Zealand dollar hits record on TWI
The New Zealand dollar ran hot again yesterday, hitting another post-float high on its Trade-Weighted Index (TWI) and raising the possibility of overt Reserve Bank intervention to bring it back down.
English keeping grip on reins
Next month's Budget will show the Government remains on track to return to surplus in 2014/15, but Finance Minister Bill English signalled yesterday that that would not herald a loosening of the fiscal reins.
NZ house sales hit six-year high
The number of New Zealand house sales rose to a six-year high last month and prices touched a new record.
Govt on track for 2015 surplus - English
The Government remains on track to return to surplus by 2014/15 but its current "firm" control on spending will continue beyond that date.
Innovator plugs agri tech careers
Young people are overlooking the agricultural technology sector as a viable, well-paid career option, says Gallagher.
Auckland economy growing, says latest research
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