Council red tape in the spotlight
The Government has spelled out its masterplan for reversing skyrocketing house prices across the country - but will the 10-point plan work?
The Government has spelled out its masterplan for reversing skyrocketing house prices across the country - but will the 10-point plan work?
A Nelson-based laundry company has been ordered to pay more than $45,000, after one of its workers crushed his hand in a workplace accident.
Please sir I want a tea break." In Charles Dickens' Victorian novel Oliver Twist, published three years after The Poor Law (Amendment) Act.
A man escaped with his life when the concrete-cutting saw he was operating kicked back, slicing open his throat.
For Lee Hofmann, a 48-year-old registered nurse, the sacrifices that come with working the night shift at Ocean Raeburn Resthome in Cambridge are worth it.
Students planning to become engineers, scientists, IT professionals or psychologists have the best chance of securing a job, a new Government report shows.
A valet driver has been accused of using a client's Mercedes-Benz to try to run down a pedestrian during an argument in an airport carpark.
A former employee of a kindergarten in Hawera has been awarded $2000 in compensation after she was accused of showing up for work stoned.
A natural outcome of a market economy must be inequality of incomes. They are a necessary and desirable outcome, writes Peter Lyons.
Midwife books holidays up to year in advance, but babies come when they want.
It IS rocket science - and Auckland-based Rocket Lab has about 35 jobs to fill as it shoots for it s first flight at the end of the year.
A study has found that women were under-represented in fields in which natural talent was valued over hard work.
Human animals are naturally suspicious creatures.
Bayleys Realty Group has appointed Chris Gwin to the newly-created role of director marketing and communications.
Spy agency MI5 has for the first time made it into the top 10 of the UK's most gay-friendly employers.
I'm feeling sheepish. That's because Greg Lester, the man in charge of the Maui A offshore platform has very earnestly asked me if I feel empowered to intervene if I see anything happening that I feel is unsafe.
A woman has been told she would not receive paid parental leave as she failed to chase up her lost application.
At this time of year people's minds wander into daydreams of a career and life change.
NZ's job market is on a high with double-digit growth in the final quarter of last year and IT workers, builders and architects in most demand.
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.
To differentiate your business you need a strange culture and strange people, says one of New Zealand's leading business consultants.
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.
An Australian IT company that exploited a New Zealand worker for seven months has been ordered to pay him more than $100,000.
A foul-mouthed seafood company employee who was fired for allegedly intimidating colleagues got his job back and a $18,000 payout.
An IT firm has been ordered to fork out $16k to a former manager, despite declaring losses of more than $1 million.
If you’re looking for a career change in 2014 then consulting and strategy are where the big bucks are.
The holidays might be over, but it doesn't have to be all gloom. Here are five ways to beat the back-to-work blues.
An unusual job advertisement has attracted more than 10,000 applications from across the world, overwhelming the company.