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My Job: Injury reduction role brings wide mix
As programme manager for sport, my job is to reduce the burden of sport and recreation-related injuries in New Zealand. These injuries cost the ACC scheme around $400 million each year.

Desperate seek part-time jobs
Job-hunters desperate to find part-time work are applying in their hundreds for vacancies that pay less than minimum wage.

$42m earmarked for Canterbury trades training
Next week's budget will provide up to $42 million for trades training for Canterbury to meet labour demand.

Start-ups find their progress stalled by 'valley of death'
The gap in New Zealand's capital markets needs addressing urgently, writes Franceska Banga.

<i>Kate Ross: </i> Recruitment market update
There is a battle emerging for top talent and employers have to match demands or they will miss out, says Kate Ross.

Unemployment rate falls to 6.6pc, dollar jumps
New Zealand's official unemployment rate has fallen from 6.8 per cent to 6.6 per cent, says Statistics NZ.

<i>Gill South</i>: Try starting with the positives for a change, academic advises
Managers are too prone to dwell on what's wrong, says visiting professor.

Walk your way to business success
Taking a coaching session outdoors is great for the body as well as the mind, as Danielle Wright discovers on a walk with ilume's Raechel Ford.