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.

The latest tax figures offer some hope that the labour market is not quite as grim as official statistics portray.

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

John Key says Hollywood finds New Zealand more attractive than other countries because it does not have a strong union movement.

Tower investment boss Sam Stubbs says there are signs New Zealand is headed for a sharemarket bubble and investors need to be wary of overvalued listed companies.

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.

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.

Bill English should look into a mirror next time he points the finger at Auckland Council for not doing enough to encourage affordable housing, writes Brian Rudman.

Chief executives and unionists have weighed in on the debate sparked by a soft drink boss' comments that New Zealand has an "ingrained" anti-corporate mentality.

The Government has ignored a recommendation by the United Nations for legislation to dictate a maximum number of work hours to reduce the risk to workplace health and safety.