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Inflation just 0.8pc - dollar falls
The consumers price index (CPI) rose just 0.3 per cent for the September 2012 quarter, taking the annual rate to just 0.8 per cent.
Banker tips more crises
There is no doubt New Zealand will face another crisis like the 1987 sharemarket crash and the 2008 global financial crisis, says a top investment banker.
Hickey: Headwinds head off further growth
Just imagine if economic growth wasn't a natural thing. Bernard Hickey looks at the possibilities.
Big cities not always best for work
Jobseekers should not ignore rural NZ when it comes to looking for work as smaller areas have more opportunities in some industries, a Herald investigation has found.
Boat worker's fall costs company $45k
A Whangaparaoa boat building company has been ordered to pay $45,000 after one of its workers was seriously injured in a fall from height.
Top public sector pay packets revealed
The top pay packets of heads of the state sector have been revealed today, with one boss receiving a $40,000 pay rise, despite drastic cutbacks at his Ministry.
From broke to job brokers
'Wouldn't it be great if you could just work when you wanted?' That's what drove a polytech pair to launch a website dedicated to casual work.
Editorial: Youth rate gives teens better chance
Employment is a fearful responsibility, so the new youth rate is a temporary saving for employers to entice them to take a chance on a young person.
Goal still surplus by 2015
NZ remains focused on the target of getting back into surplus in 2014-15, Finance Minister Bill English says, and we're better off than many other countries.
Deficit cut, but still higher than forecast
The Government ended the last financial year with a deficit that was about half of what it was last year, but more than the billion shortfall signalled in the May Budget.
Yes and no on youth pay plan
Workers' unions were quick to write off the Government's plan for a new, low, starting pay yesterday, while business leaders said it would help create jobs.
Youth wage 'condemns them to poverty'
Trade unionists were quick to write off the Government's plan for a new, low, starting pay today, while business leaders said it would help create jobs.
Axe hovers over youth pay
The government will unveil the details of its version of the "youth wage" today - allowing employers to pay less than the minimum wage to many young workers.
Dunne defends tax trusts
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne is dismissing a suggestion New Zealand is a tax haven after criticism over his "legitimate tax avoidance" comments.
No spring rush as house sales dip
A lower-than-usual number of new house listings for this time of year resulted in record house prices last month, according to figures out today.
Are the Greens right on monetary policy?
Prime Minister John Key says the Greens' call for the Reserve Bank to print more money in a bid to devalue the New Zealand dollar is "pretty wacky'' and could create a financial crisis. Do you agree?