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Pike River Coronial Inquest date set
The Coronial Inquest into the deaths of 29 men in the Pike River Coal mine will be held early next year, the chief coroner Judge MacLean says.
Govt opens ACC to private sector
The Government is to allow private insurers to compete with the Accident Compensation Corporation.
Payroll fraud accountant sentenced
A businessman who manipulated the company payroll to give himself a $10,000 payrise, has been sentenced to 200 hours' community work.
UK households tipped to face tough year
British households will face a tight squeeze on living standards from higher-than-expected inflation over the next year.
Sir Peter: Actors no threat to <i>Hobbit</i>
Sir Peter Jackson told the Govt he did not believe an actors' boycott would force The Hobbit overseas, emails show.
Oil well inspector too busy: report
NZ has just one inspector to oversee safety in its oil exploration industry.
<i>Gill South</i>: Starship handover provides case study in passing the baton
Relationships vital as charity's leadership changes hands.
NZ women doing well but could be better - report
NZ women still struggle to gain leadership roles and suffer from high levels of domestic violence, a report says.
Dunne defends Greymouth IRD job cuts announcement
Peter Dunne has defended the timing of the announcement of eight job losses at the IRD in Greymouth.
Jobs cut at two sawmills
More than 50 sawmill workers at two North Island sawmills have been told they will lose their jobs.
Calls for opencast mine at Pike River
Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn is calling for Pike River to be made into an opencast coal mine, amid efforts to keep the 114 skilled miners made redundant today on the West Coast.
Pike River receivership inevitable
Herald deputy business editor Grant Bradley, who has visited the Pike River mine and covered the company for the Business Herald, on why today's receivership move by Pike River was inevitable.
<i>Gill South</i>: Before you go into a meeting, know what you want out of it
Managers say too many get-togethers are just a waste of time.
Kawerau sawmill makes 30 redundant
Thirty staff at Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Kawerau Sawmill are losing their jobs.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Sometimes it's smart to be slow
These days you have to be hyped-up and blissed out simultaneously ... but slow down and think.
Women in their twenties smash glass ceiling to reverse pay gap
British women in their twenties have smashed the glass ceiling and are now being paid more than their male counterparts.
Pike River staff will be cut - Whittall
Pike River Coal will have to reduce its workforce when it is ready to re-establish operations, but CEO Peter Whittall says reports of possible receivership were "extremely premature".
Building work, manufacturing slump in September quarter
Gloomy building and manufacturing stats out this morning have prompted economists to raise the risk of negative GDP.
Management approachable, Pike River says
Pike River has rejected claims management was not approachable for staff with safety concerns before the November 19 blast.
<i>All in a day's work: </i>A pre-Christmas pay rise?
Add Christmas and the associated financial pressures into the mix, and I suspect this unfortunate trend of employee theft and fraud may continue into 2011.