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Who's the hero of the GDP rebound? You are ... you and your credit card
Shoppers propped up GDP in the 3rd quarter, spending through the economy's darkest hour.

Boss's 'creepy' text to worker
A 60 Minutes producer claims her boss sent her a wildly inappropriate photo of himself.

The toilet that could cut down on employee bathroom time
Well ... bathroom breaks have gone down the toilet.

$200k-plus jobs dubbed 'coolest on earth' available, but there's a catch
About 150 people are needed to fill some of the most adventurous jobs on the planet.

Sick Aussie tradie's 'cruel' $97k battle
He was diagnosed with a deadly workplace illness. Now he's being denied a payout.

Jenny Ruth: How much longer will investors keep backing childcare companies?
Tough making a buck in this heavily regulated industry.

NZIER says economy slows, risk of recession in 2020 low
NZIER says the risk of a recession next year is low.

Grant Robertson: 'Now is the time' to spend big
Finance Minister signals big spending on infrastructure, leading to higher borrowing.

Half-year update: How many billions is 'significant'?
Economists say Government could raise spending plans by more than $10 billion.

Toyota worker denied $400k redundancy over slice of pizza
Greg was one day away from scoring a huge redundancy - until his son ate a slice of pizza.

Australia's Merricks closes $140m refinancing deal with Van Leeuwen Dairy Group
South Island dairy group Van Leeuwen has refinanced $140m in debt.

Reserve Bank: More capital is better
Reserve Bank defends wanting banks to be able to cope with a one in 200 year storm.

Editorial: Fair fiscal winds blow Finance Minister's way
EDITORIAL: Economic sentiment has turned as the doomsday scenarios failed to eventuate.

Liam Dann: Will the big Govt spend-up boost the economy?
The big infrastructure spend-up will be good for the economy, just don't call it stimulus.

LVRs 'kicking first home buyers while they're down': economist
Lending restrictions aimed at first home buyers are "barking up the wrong tree".

Nikki Howell: Role for business in reducing domestic violence
Comment: Does your workplace have a specific policy for dealing with family violence?

New Zealand's debt bomb still ticking
Editorial: Conditions are good for borrowers, now is the right time to tackle high debt.

Kiwis went on Rugby World Cup spending spree, retail figures show
Retails sales figures for the September quarter show a strong rise in consumer spending.

'Sober chaperones' coming to a Xmas party near you
Christmas parties can get messy. So does corporate NZ need babysitters?

Tracey Spicer's documentary on #MeToo airs amid controversy
Summer's boss never wanted his wife to see these messages.

Worker sacked for chucking sickie to see The Wiggles
A Toyota employee has been sacked for faking a sickie after a workmate dobbed on him.

Comment: 'The weak country is weak' - Japan's lesson for NZ
Wooing the US in trade can be a fraught exercise, as Japan has learned.

Workers should have redundancy insurance - commission
The government should look at unemployment insurance, the Productivity Commission says.

Big role for small firms in mental health
There's much work to do around mental health in small businesses.

NZ's population prediction was out by 30 years - the price we're paying
COMMENT: The brain drain tap has been turned down.

Thousands of workers' salaries revealed
People from across the world have had their salaries and job details published online.

Did the hot housing market sway RBNZ's rate call?
RBNZ says it's conscious of a strong relationship between the economy and house prices.