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Biggest leap ever recorded in wage growth, unemployment flatlining near record lows

Labour force participation at highest rates ever.

Woop food bag firm faces worker exploitation allegations

Interns from overseas made complaints about the company.

Unemployment tipped for record low, wage growth for record high

Record low unemployment and high wage growth may be viewed as bad economic news this week.

Sasha Borissenko: Will NZ Uber drivers' legal win lead to broader change?

A small group of New Zealand Uber drivers were ruled to be employees.

Migrants prefer Australia, Canada over NZ due to crime, housing costs - recruiter

A recruiter at a UK job market says no one wanted to move here.

Liam Dann: Another tech wreck looms - let that sink in

Nevermind climate change, humanity has won a big victory over incompatible phone chargers.

John Roughan: Govt needs to take lead in fighting inflation, the economic cancer

OPINION: Tackling inflation can't be left entirely to central banks.

US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%

Overall, though, economic outlook has darkened and economists say recession is likely.

Restaurant Association kicks up stink on fair pay agreement

Fair Pay bill backers say changes are long overdue. Business groups say something stinks.

Mark Lister: Recession talk heats up

OPINION: September quarter GDP figures for the US next week will be closely watched.

Govt probes allegations of mistreatment at Chateau Tongariro

Govt investigation probes allegations of staff mistreatment at iconic Tongariro hotel.

Should banks help taxpayers cover the cost of money printing?

Questions raised over the amount of interest the RBNZ pays on $55b of bank reserves.

Government rules out additional inflation relief as Kiwis' cost of living soars

Inflation prompts upward revision of interest rate forecasts & opens political tax debate.

Recession, mortgage shock, inflation: How hard will 2023 storm hit Kiwi families?

The global economic mood is downbeat at the moment.

Liam Dann: Recession risk as ugly inflation data means mortgage rate hikes inevitable

Economy risks sliding into recession next year if Reserve Bank is forced to hike rates.

Brace for interest rates hike - inflation 'shocker' hits Kiwis in the wallet

Brace for even higher interest rates as stubbornly high inflation raises recession risk.

'Information void' obstructs rating agency view on Three Waters reforms

Ratings agency S&P Global says Three Waters reforms will change councils' DNA.

Liam Dann: Economic outlook darkens as inflation fight intensifies

Last week's US inflation data provided an ominous warning for New Zealand's economy.