Employment'This is our livelihood' - Middle Earth's real-life battleA video clip has highlighted the anger and high stakes involved in the row over <i>The Hobbit.</i>22 Oct 04:30 PM
EmploymentTVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staffTVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.22 Oct 04:30 PM
EmploymentHobbit studio confirms it is looking abroad for filming locationsWarner Brothers have confirmed that they are considering alternative locations in which to film the two <i>Hobbit</i> films.21 Oct 07:35 PM
EmploymentPower boss' $1.3m top Govt payMighty River Power chief executive Doug Heffernan is NZ's highest-paid government employee with a $1.32m package.21 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan<i>Media</i>: Jackson's bitter truths win media warSir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over <i>The Hobbit</i>.21 Oct 04:30 PM
EmploymentActors' Equity <Hobbit> meeting in Auckland cancelledAn Actors' Equity meeting to be held in Auckland tonight has been canned over fears technicians and other workers in the film would picket.21 Oct 03:12 AM
EmploymentNZ actors 'feeling misrepresented' by unionA filmmaker and actor who worked on LOTR and Avatar says union demands to standardise pay rates could cripple dozens of NZ films.21 Oct 01:17 AM
Employment<i>Hobbit</i> co-writer: 'We've had it'<i>The Hobbit</i> is slipping away from New Zealand despite the best efforts of its producers, the film's co-writer Philippa Boyens says.20 Oct 10:30 PM
EmploymentWingnut and union statements on <i>The Hobbit</i>Sir Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh's statement on <i>The Hobbit</i> and a release from the Council of Trade Unions in response.20 Oct 09:38 PM
Employment<i>Hobbit</i> loss 'potential tragedy for NZ film'The loss of <i>The Hobbit</i> film overseas is a "potential tragedy for the New Zealand film industry", Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson said this morning.20 Oct 09:35 PM
EmploymentFilming of <i>The Hobbit</i> moving overseasThe producers of The Hobbit say production is being moved off-shore after industrial action 'undermined Warner Bro's confidence in NZ'.20 Oct 05:59 PM
Employment15,000 rally against workplace changesAt least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff have attended stop work rallies this afternoon in protest against new employment laws.20 Oct 02:08 AM
EmploymentThousands protest against new employment lawsThousands of workers have gathered in Auckland and Wellington as 28 protests against new employment laws take place around NZ.20 Oct 12:38 AM
EmploymentBeat the hackers - be preparedYou've been hacked. What do you do? Who do you call?19 Oct 04:30 PM
EmploymentDavid Jones sex case settledAustralia's biggest sexual harassment claim has been settled out of court for A$850,000.18 Oct 04:30 PM
BDBDEmploymentServices sector shrugs off mid-year slumpNew Zealand's services sector expanded last month, an early indication the economy may be returning to growth after stalling in the middle of the year.17 Oct 11:00 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan<i>Media</i>: Insult to injury for IndiansFirst it was Paul Henry. Now it's Michael Laws. These are cruel times for shock jocks and the people who love them, writes John Drinnan.14 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan<b><i>Media:</i></b> TVNZ shares blame for fiascoAt the top level TVNZ is gradually forgetting how to run old-fashioned current affairs, writes Herald media commentator John Drinnan.11 Oct 02:00 AM
Opinion<i>All in a day's work: </i> Did Henry jump, or was he pushed?The Henry situation is interesting from an employment law perspective for two main reasons.10 Oct 10:30 PM
