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![NZ productivity crisis blamed on brain drain, dismal pay prospects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
NZ productivity crisis blamed on brain drain, dismal pay prospects
We're just not ambitious enough, recruitment firm says.
![Employment confidence rises despite looming 5% unemployment rate forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Employment confidence rises despite looming 5% unemployment rate forecast
Job market may have stabilised despite concerns over jitters.
![Whakaari White Island tour company owes $8.5m, liquidators say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Whakaari White Island tour company owes $8.5m, liquidators say
Just $53,000 in assets as liquidators work to sell what they can.
![Ten most valuable deals by foreigners trading NZ assets in latest year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Ten most valuable deals by foreigners trading NZ assets in latest year
Value of deals in 2024 was less than half the value of those the previous year.
![Paul Jarvie: Stop calling workplace safety failures ‘accidents’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Paul Jarvie: Stop calling workplace safety failures ‘accidents’
For too long, ‘accident’ has been a blanket term that absolves responsibility.
![Liam Dann: The only way is up for our economy in 2025](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Liam Dann: The only way is up for our economy in 2025
OPINION: Last week's GDP shocker took the edge off the Christmas cheer,
![Flatpacked and ready: Ikea warehouse opened today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Flatpacked and ready: Ikea warehouse opened today
Goods to be shipped from China and Malaysia mainly, but also other parts of the world.
!['State of shock' - vendors v agent who gave keys to buyer before settlement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'State of shock' - vendors v agent who gave keys to buyer before settlement
Parmar gave keys to the purchaser the day before settlement without the vendors' consent.
![Aggrieved by your employer, but also in the wrong? Your payout could be wiped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Aggrieved by your employer, but also in the wrong? Your payout could be wiped
Brooke van Velden details employment law change flagged in National-Act agreement.