Today's landmark Supreme Court ruling on tax avoidance by two Christchurch surgeons shows there is a "new playing field with regard to the application of tax avoidance rules in New Zealand,

The Supreme Court has sided with the tax department in its judgment on a landmark tax avoidance case involving two Christchurch surgeons.

Publicly listed companies will come under new pressure to promote women to boards and management under proposed new stock exchange rules.

Cheaper imported furniture means job losses at part of company owned by makers of Sleepyhead beds.

Executives in Zurich, Geneva and Sydney are the best paid in the world after taxes, according to a survey by Swiss bank UBS - but Auckland workers are not flourishing to the same extent.

Financial turmoil and civil unrest has lessons for New Zealand.

Goldman Sachs has identified women as a "hidden labour pool" that could boost economic output by 10 per cent.

Overcoming public perceptions is the first step, but planner promises economic benefits will be tangible.

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The New Zealand labour market remained relatively steady in the June 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today, with the unemployment rate remaining at 6.5 percent. The unemployment stats, just released, were largely expected by economists...