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'Still under pressure': Economists share what 2024 may hold for Kiwis
One economist is unsure whether the Government's tax cuts can be delivered.
What will Reserve Bank's new mortgage lending rules mean for house hunters?
Reserve Bank rules expected to bite once interest rates fall.
After a dream job in 2024? Become a KFC taste tester or super rugby hype officer
You could spend your day eating KFC to assess the chicken’s crispiness and get paid.
Principal groups defend school uniform pricing
Many families prepare to fork out hundreds of dollars to pay for school uniforms.
Letters: Unmasking Covid complacency; one school uniform for all of NZ
OPINION: For those over 60, Covid can be debilitating and lethal.
Jarrod Gilbert: Stories of dysfunction and crime can be turned round
OPINION: Jarrod Gilbert - there is hope for young people if we try.
Inflation figures expected to enable the RBNZ to hold its horses
Economists note there's still a way to go to fully tame inflation.
Company must pay worker who made $30k worth of errors
The employee was allegedly studying when he should have been working.
Chromebooks, shoes, uniforms and stationery - the overwhelming list returns
Between stationery and uniform costs, the start of the school year can be expensive.
Can the 6-1 trolley method save you money at the supermarket?
Shoppers have labelled the method a 'game-changer'.
Waikato foodbanks 'desperate' for donations
Vinnies Hamilton is deciding if they should limit food parcels to six per family per year.
Migration record as nearly 250,000 arrive in a year - but departures up too
More talented, not 'desperate and dateless', NZ citizens than ever before may have left.
Woolworths contact thousands of staff over pay issues dating back nine years
The two issues were uncovered by the company during a review of work practices.
Letters: Ignore ongoing Covid threat at our peril; female MPs and abuse
OPINION: 'We have an enormous capacity to ignore things that harm us.'
War in the workplace: What does it take to fight your employer?
'I have to walk out of this building with people thinking I'm a bully, and I didn't know.'
When will mortgage rates finally fall?
ANZ economists expect RBNZ to keep hawkish stance, before making abrupt OCR cut in August.
Minister demands action from Kāinga Ora over thousands of empty state homes
The public housing waitlist numbers more than 25,000.
Price of buying food fell in December, annual price increase slows
Domestic accommodation up, diesel down, as food price hikes cool somewhat.
EV owners: RUCs will cost us twice what petrol car owners pay in fuel tax
EV owners are happy to pay road user charges but say it works out double the petrol tax.
Businesswoman dedicates career to normalising Māori culture
Simpson's goal is to improve outcomes for Māori, for current and future generations.
Fraudster's friends skied for free at Cardrona
A Cardrona ski area worker used her position to fraudulently obtain ski passes.
Teen sportsman's 'horrific' accident: Meat works fails to overturn $280k fine and conviction
Workplace accident ended young man's dream of playing sport overseas.
Politics and inflation worries take shine off improved business confidence results
Businesses owners tend to feel more positive under National-led governments.
'We trusted you': Salon manager put client payments into her own account
Lisa Hermes thought she was entitled to the $2808 after incurring expenses.
'Terrible tragedy': Whangārei roadworker dies after becoming trapped by roller
'Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the 'terrible tragedy''
Māori authority exports drop 16 per cent in September quarter
Stats NZ's tatauranga umanga Māori data for the September quarter show a drop in exports.
How to keep living together when you can’t afford a divorce
Telegraph: Financial pressures are leaving the unhappily married in limbo.
Simon Wilson: Light rail is dead, but Auckland still needs better transport and revenue reform
OPINION: Light rail is dead but Auckland needs a transport plan and funds to pay for it.
Govt department used protected Family Court information to suspend employee
MSD should have sought permission from the court first.
Kiwi cosmetics manufacturers leading industry growth
New research shows Kiwi cosmetics manufacturers are defying an industry downturn.
Auckland rates: See how much you could pay with our interactive map
Auckland Council has proposed increasing rates about 7.5 per cent this year.
'There will be winners and losers': Three workplace trends for 2024
The age of demanding higher pay might be over.
'Substandard systems': Watchdog calls for ASB to refund scam victim’s $100k loss
A financial expert claims ASB was on notice of criminal activity but failed to detect it.