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Last year inflation was the big worry but it has now fallen down the list.
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'Low point' – new data to confirm NZ back in recession
Data due this Thursday will update the nation's third-quarter economic performance.
Leaked document warns cyber risks with IT staff cuts at Health NZ
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'Targeted government intervention is sometimes necessary.'
PM says economy is 'turning a corner' but unemployment a 'particular concern'
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Construction sector lost more than 11,000 jobs in a year
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Job seekers share struggles as NZ's unemployment hits 4.8%
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Editorial: More Kiwis out of work – cost of Adrian Orr's inflation war becomes clear
OPINION: Jobless should remain front of mind when the RBNZ meets about possible rate cuts.
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'More strategic' hiring: Talented jobseekers struggling to find work
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The Kiwi company offering paid 'O break' for private pleasure
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2023 election study: What voters wanted and what they got
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Record benefit number sparks unemployment warning
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Job ads, applications both drop: 'It's still a pretty subdued market'
Applications have dropped for the first time in a year.
Royals post job ad offering less than minimum wage
Buckingham Palace has rushed to correct the 'error'.
Chorus of OCR cut cheer drowns out message of tough times ahead – Liam Dann
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Great Resignation no more: More Kiwi workers look for stability amid rising unemployment
Less Kiwi workers intend on changing their jobs in the next 12 months.
Explained: The 'excessive red tape' behind Timaru meatworks closure
About 600 people could lose their jobs.
Proposed closure of Timaru meatworks 'pretty foreboding' – minister
'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'
Māori TV job cuts, possible axing of TV news proposed
Whakaata Māori proposes axing daily news and shifting to digital amid $10m funding cuts.
Confidence in job market falls to lowest since first Covid lockdown
A survey shows the employment outlook continues to soften.
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$3.6m liabilities: PwC report on Sportcraft boating businesses
Staff, Inland Revenue and many others are listed as being owed money by the two companies.
The King Charles job opening that Kiwis can apply for - but there's a catch
Fancy being a new member of the royal household? Now there's a job going with the King.
Falling migration could further subdue economy, analysts warn
High immigration numbers have been 'papering the cracks' of the economy.
Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?
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Colossal new Kmart for Auckland: Biggest NZ store planned
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