AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest FromBusiness New Zealand
![<i>Phil O'Reilly:</i> 'Clean and green' is a fantasy that sets us up to fail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
<i>Phil O'Reilly:</i> 'Clean and green' is a fantasy that sets us up to fail
Business NZ CEO Phil O'Reilly says there's more to like about NZ than the "clean and green" image.
![<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Lucky country moving further out of reach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Lucky country moving further out of reach
How can we expect an Australian standard of living when their productivity is about 40 per cent higher than ours, asks Brian Fallow.
![Drop in jobless total lifts recovery hopes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Drop in jobless total lifts recovery hopes
NZ's dole queue has shrunk for the first time this year, raising hopes that employment might pick up sooner than expected.
![Recession 'done and dusted' – economists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Recession 'done and dusted' – economists
Jumping dairy prices and an improving employment market show the recession is over, say economists.
![Service industry showing signs of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Service industry showing signs of life
The service industry has shown its first sign of expansion since March last year.