Mighty River Power experienced 12 per cent growth in sales in the three months to December 31.

Salaries in high-demand industries are expected to rise by as much as $20,000 a year as New Zealand's talent pool dries up.

New Zealand Post will not rule out further cuts to mail services and Post Shops after outlining plans to move to three-day-a-week letter deliveries.

Callaghan Innovation - a new organisation aimed at boosting economic growth - launches this week but isn't likely to roll out any new programmes for at least six months.

The high dollar is killing us and hollowing out a vital part of the economy. That's the message from chief executives at the parliamentary inquiry into manufacturing.

A new organisation has been set up to promote trade between this country and the African continent - home to many of the world's fastest growing economies.

About 270,000 Kiwi children live in poverty, according to a report by the Children's Commissioner last month.

Prime Minister John Key wants New Zealand to be a "magnet for investment" but his Government faces a big sales job to persuade New Zealanders that "foreign" investors and "big business" should be embraced.

Prime Minister John Key has called Labour's KiwiBuild housing policy "dishonest".

Opposition parties have welcomed the Prime Minister's plans to expand Government subsidies for apprenticeships - but say they have come too late.

A month after releasing new budget forecasts, the New Zealand government is tracking above them.

A South African who faked work references and lied about his qualifications and experience has won $10,000 compensation for unjustified dismissal.

We need to broaden the criteria against which we measure the progress of Government, writes Mai Chen, to include those non-material things, like happiness and equity.

New Zealand has been ranked 21st in a 60-country globalisation survey conducted by consultants Ernst & Young.

Doctorate degrees can earn graduates more than double the national median wage five years after capping, a Ministry of Education report has found.

Artur Baptista da Silva's outspoken attacks on Portugal's austerity cuts made the bespectacled 61-year-old one of the country's leading media pundits last year.

Auckland is home to a higher proportion of high-value service sectors operating in niche areas that we are competitive in, writes Geoff Cooper.

There is little doubt that we desire higher wages and higher standards of living for our society but this cannot be done through legislation, writes Matthew Jones.

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut its official cash rate, economists say, despite another quarter of weak inflation. The consumers price index fell 0.2 per cent in the December quarter, when the markets and the Reserve Bank had expected a 0.1 per cent r

Prices unexpectedly fell by 0.2 per cent during the December quarter, said Statistics NZ this morning, taking the annual rate of inflation to just 0.9 per cent. Seasonal falls in vegetable prices helped push the CPI down.