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Manufacturing sector keeps expanding
NZ manufacturing has expanded for the third month in a row and reached its highest expansion rate since 2004, according to the latest PMI survey.
Civil servants in the money
Bureaucrats are three times more likely to earn six-figure salaries than other workers, a study reveals.
Uplift for service sector
The service sector received another boost in expansion to record its highest result since November 2007.
Manufacturing back to high levels
The strength of the Australian economy helped drive manufacturing in New Zealand to a record high.
<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
How can we expect an Australian standard of living when their productivity is about 40 per cent higher than ours, asks Brian Fallow.
Govt's bill axes right to smoko
The Govt has introduced a law change that will allow bosses to withhold workers' regular breaks, and instead pay for the time or trade the breaks.
Service sector looking up
The first month of spring brought about several positive indicators for the service industry.
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
Jumping dairy prices and an improving employment market show the recession is over, say economists.