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Surge in summer job listings - Trade Me
New figures show there's been a big hike in demand for jobs over the past year. So what vacancies are employers looking to fill - and where?
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NZ economy heading for deflation - BNZ
The NZ economy may be in its first six-month period of deflation in more than a decade, in the face of weak crude oil prices says the BNZ.
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Kiwi climbs against euro, aussie
The New Zealand dollar pushed on to a 21-month high against the euro yesterday as the spectre of deflation swept through Europe's financial markets.
![NZX trades down last month in volume and value](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZX trades down last month in volume and value
The volume and value of cash trading on New Zealand's stock exchange fell last month from a year earlier.
![NZ dollar up to 21 month high vs Euro](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar up to 21 month high vs Euro
The Kiwi dollar rose to a 21-month high against the euro after data showed the Eurozone slipped into deflation.
![Prices rise at latest dairy auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Prices rise at latest dairy auction
Dairy farmers were offered a respite from what has so far been a dismal season for prices after the GlobalDairyTrade index gained 3.6 per cent at the first auction for 2015.
![Warehouse shares plunge on warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warehouse shares plunge on warning
Warehouse shares have plunged today after it said profits for the first half of the financial year are likely to be down 20 per cent.
![New Zealand dollar's new high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Zealand dollar's new high
The NZ dollar has hit a fresh post-float high against the Aussie dollar - touching 96.22 Australian cents. Why is it doing so well?
![Prices up in first dairy auction of 2015](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Prices up in first dairy auction of 2015
The international dairy trade has started 2015 on a positive note at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, up 3.6 per cent on last month's auction.
![Global markets feeling oil slump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Global markets feeling oil slump
Exceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.
![Petrol plunge: should price be lower?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Petrol plunge: should price be lower?
Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.
![Auckland's Xmas house boom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland's Xmas house boom
New figures show Auckland property sales were the biggest in December for a decade - but it seems there's now a severe dearth of listings.
![Record new car sales put shine on 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Record new car sales put shine on 2014
New vehicle sales in NZ surged to a record in 2014, aided by a buoyant economy and cheaper prices.
![Liam Dann: Telltale topics on economic barometer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Telltale topics on economic barometer
In dramatic terms 2014 ended with several big business and economic stories on cliff- hangers.
![Bull run reaching end of its tether](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bull run reaching end of its tether
Smart investors have, for the most part, been richly rewarded by stock markets in recent years. Can the same kind of returns continue, or is the bull market set to run out of steam?
![Brian Fallow: Forecast largely fine, but clouds loom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Forecast largely fine, but clouds loom
Businesses, consumers and economic forecasters agree: 2015 should be a reasonably good year - weaker than 2014 but still pretty good by the standards of the recent past.
![NZD hits record high against Aussie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZD hits record high against Aussie
The New Zealand dollar rose to its highest against the Australian dollar since the Aussie was floated in 1983.
![Editorial: Honours for MPs rise above politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Honours for MPs rise above politics
People generally take a jaundiced view of politicians being recognised in the New Year Honours.
![Kiwi on course for 5% drop in value against US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi on course for 5% drop in value against US
The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 5 per cent decline against the greenback in 2014, a year which saw the kiwi soar close to a post-float high and prompted the central bank to intervene to bring it down.
![The super-rich got a lot richer in 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The super-rich got a lot richer in 2014
The richest people on Earth got richer in 2014, adding US$92 billion ($118 billion) to their collective fortune in the face of falling energy prices and geopolitical turmoil incited by Russian President Vladimir Putin.