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Cloud manager fired over off-duty drunkenness
An ex-manager at the Cloud during the Rugby World Cup has been awarded compensation after being fired for turning up at the venue drunk while off-duty.

Govt tax take better than expected in first 10 months
The New Zealand Government took in $772 million more tax than expected in the first 10 months of the fiscal year.

Auckland property prices up 2.5pc in May
Barfoot and Thompson has reported the busiest May for the Auckland real estate market in seven years, with prices up 2.5 per cent from April .

NZX joins world share slide, down 0.9pc
New Zealand shares have opened down 0.9 per cent this morning, after world shares fell over the weekend after bad US jobs news.

Sir Bob Jones: The perfect tax code - them not me
New Herald columnist Sir Bob Jones explains why he believes tax is theft.

Wall St mixed after Euro 'dead cat' bounce
US stocks have closed mixed after a day of bumpy trade, as eurozone turmoil kept a shadow over world sharemarkets.

Career overhaul attractive to Kiwis: survey
A survey of 1200 Kiwis shows 70 per cent have considered, or are considering, a complete change in careers during their working lives.

Art for sale: Auction market defies the downturn
Hard times haven't deterred auction-goers from putting up their hands to buy art, reports Lesley Springall

Rural areas to suffer from ageing kiwis, outward migration
Rural New Zealand is likely to disproportionately suffer the consequences of the country's ageing population and outward migration, according to the NZ Institute of Economic Research.