Invention creates jobs, it creates exports, and it creates wealth, writes Sir James Dyson. Both in the UK and in New Zealand, we need to do more to ease the skills shortage.

Kiwi households have regained their appetite for debt, and it is getting rapidly more hearty, write Brian Fallow.

New Zealand's economy surged in the December quarter to the best level since mid-2007, according to the latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion.

Job vacancies in Australia may be dwindling but the economic situation there doesn't appear to be stopping New Zealanders from taking their chances in search of a better life.

Less than a third of New Zealand businesses plan to hire new staff in the current quarter, with enhancing the performance and productivity of existing employees a priority.

Air New Zealand plans to outsource some of its contact centre work in a bid to cut costs.

The Prime Minister's office is standing by its tally of the number of jobs created by The Hobbit after criticism it had plucked the number "out of thin air".

Many have written about the impact of the internet and e-commerce on business.

The signs are mildly positive for the dairy and beef sectors this year, but the outlook for sheep farmers does not look quite so rosy.

My last job interview was in the 20th century but I've employed more than 100 people since then, so a few tips for job-seekers.

Many have been brought up on a "follow your dream" diet only to find out too late that it doesn't always result in a job. An injection of realism is long overdue.

A diabetic who was fired for miscounting limes and grapefruit and falling asleep on his forklift died two months before he was awarded $12,000 for unfair dismissal.

Three to four people will arrive in Auckland every hour, based on the next 30 years' population projections.

Without an economic rising tide to lift all boats, only well-run businesses are going to outperform in the new economic "normal" growth environment.

Experts say pay packets in the real estate sector grew more than those in other industries during 2012.