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Employment news
Health NZ confirms roles cut, despite ongoing legal challenge
Legal action by PSA means some changes are currently on hold.
'Wave of opportunity' – 120 new jobs, some require no experience
The business plans to seek staff in three waves, with many different roles to be filled.
'Decades of experience' – Craig Heatley company, Hoppers plan $220m marina
A forecast 140 jobs are to be created over 30 years if plans are allowed to proceed.
Unemployment set to rise to highest level in nearly a decade
Labour market data will also reveal how fast wages are rising.
NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges
The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.
Business confidence falls as tariff turmoil takes a toll
The new survey still pointed to some signs of economic recovery.
Spark follows Air NZ in deal with Indian outsourcer, Luxon visits offshoring specialist
Telco looking to make up lost ground in its drive to slash labour costs.
Fed chief warns Trump's tariffs could stoke inflation, hurt growth
Nasdaq slides 4.5% after Powell's warning.
Gloomy forecast: ANZ sees OCR falling to 2.5% as recovery falters
GDP growth will be weaker as confidence weakens, ANZ economists say.
'Extreme carelessness:' Restaurant owner knowingly served toxic food
Judge: Xinchen Liu was “somewhat cavalier with the health of her staff and the public”.
Liam Dann: Big OCR call today as tariff turmoil threatens NZ recovery
US trade policy may force a rethink on how low the OCR has to go.
‘Trapped’: Business owner bribed Immigration NZ employees, exploited migrants
Migrants weren't told they were working illegally until after they arrived from Samoa.
‘Dream does not become reality’: Steve Evans on Clever Core failure
'Thanks to all who believed in it like me, worked in it, and supported it.'
NZDF quietly remove some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2
Applications surged to 9702 in 2024 after the academic changes were made.
NZDF quietly remove some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2
Applications surged to 9702 in 2024 after the academic changes were made.
$6.6t rout: US stocks plunge for second day as China retaliates, Fed issues inflation warning
The US$6.6t two-day rout is only rivalled by 2020's pandemic meltdown and the GFC
Crane numbers down 15% nationally with sharper drop in Auckland
'This is not surprising given the ongoing issues in the market' - Steve Gracey of RLB.
Inside Economics: Could Trump tariffs mean lower OCR, plus why house prices are just ‘plodding’
OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deep dive into the week's economic news.
ANZ Business Outlook: Slowly improving but it ‘isn’t easy’
Business confidence is steady but inflation pressures have risen, an ANZ survey says.