Jim McLay, New Zealand's representative at the United Nations in New York, will be replaced in May by career diplomat Gerard van Bohemen after Mr McLay's second term ends, Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced.

Mark Powell says "healthy societies need healthy businesses and healthy businesses need healthy societies".

Parents of many school leavers will find it hard to relate to the working demands faced by their children.

A principal at a private West Auckland school who admitted slapping a 14-year-old boy with the back of his hand has avoided conviction.

Companies that don't have websites that work natively with smartphones may be missing out on key talent, warns recruitment firm Hays.

The lure of the 2017 Lions tour could be the clincher for Jerome Kaino to re-sign with New Zealand Rugby.

The start of the year is a great time to take stock of your professional life, and ask yourself: "What do I want to be doing for my career in 2025?"

Those who love seeing cricket balls form comet trails out of the bowler's hand can rest easy for now - Adam Milne is still in World Cup contention despite his side strain.

Getting back into the new year of work after a holiday can be hard. It's normal to want to stay on holiday - but the point is that most people need to make money to survive.

Sometimes, we do major things that aren't authentic to ourselves, often to please someone else. We see short-term gain but it very quickly becomes apparent that we've made a poor decision.

There are aspects of playing rugby that are not dissimilar to coaching. I believe in leading people by making sure that I have a connection with everyone I am involved with and giving them the trust and belief to do their job well.

Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty has announced his retirement from professional triathlon after 15 years.

Joe Cocker, who has died aged 70, was a Sheffield-born singer who came to be considered one of the greatest white blues and soul vocalists...

In the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to his lair.

The Wellington Phoenix will hit Eden Park this evening in rich attacking form and the man on the money is striker Nathan Burns.

Fewer women than men choose to go into tech-intensive fields and if they do, are significantly more likely to leave the tech industry.

Another week in exile for Adam Thomson, another stamp in his passport. The latest is that of the British Embassy, following his journey to London where he has joined the Barbarians in their exclusive Park Lane hotel.

Diversity in the workforce is a polarising issue at times. During the recent election there was a lot of comment about the extent to which women, Pasifika and Maori, among other groups, should have their voices guaranteed in legislation.