Public sector wages hit record high, driven by health settlement
A new report shows public sector wages rose higher than those in the private sector.
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MBIE moves ahead with voluntary redundancies; DIA confirms jobs could go
Government departments are pushing on with cost-slashing exercises, including job cuts.
Kate MacNamara: What did we get for the $3b spent on regional development?
OPINION: Lies, damned lies and ministerial briefings on regional development.
Finance firm's secret payout after destroying contents of fashion designer's home
'What happened to me is not fair and reasonable.'
Labour accuses Govt of quietly expanding remit of public service cuts
National campaigned on slashing spending.
Insults fly after home owner refuses to pay tradie
The tradie retaliated by calling the home owner a “child molester” and a “con man”.
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.
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.'
Engineered stone firm sent WorkSafe notices; rejects landlord’s claim of unsafe practices
Engineered or artificial stone will soon be banned in Australia.
ELE Group collapse: Immigration NZ seeks direct contact with fired workers
Visas give the workers the right to remain in this country while they are working.
Landlord must pay $11K to tenants he claimed were 'flatmates'
Villa was boarding house and renters were not flatmates, Tenancy Tribunal rules.
'The future potential is gone' - scientists fear for vital work amid huge job cuts
Unending turmoil in our universities is heaping more strain on NZ's small science system.
Waikato amongst the top regions for tourism spending
Waikato is in the top areas in New Zealand where visitors spend their money.
Felt 'like a slave': Ex-restaurateurs to pay $423k for exploiting migrant workers
Seven migrants were exploited by the couple in two restaurants over a 12-month period.
Four Rotorua accommodation providers under investigation
Ministry assessing whether tenancy laws are being complied with.
Inquiry launched after confidential Cabinet papers published
MBIE has begun an inquiry into the leak.
Opinion: 10 pressing issues for new Technology Minister Judith Collins
Tech has never loomed so large in our lives - or been the subject of so little policy.
Police find child sexual abuse images on laptop of gangs' 'go-to-guy'
Police stumbled across 115 images of child sexual abuse on Toby Sandbrook's computer.
Audrey Young: Luxon's next four problems and how to deal with them
Opinion: Now it's down to deciding who gets what position.
MBIE staff still banned from ChatGPT - but other govt departments more AI-friendly
In the absence of any AI law, agencies have taken at least three different approaches.
Scammers took almost $200m from Kiwis — report
The MBIE is warning consumers not to fall victim to fraudulent investment scams.
Banks say $198m lost to scams; Netsafe calls for anti-scam centre
Netsafe survey finds $2.1 billion in total losses; banks ready key new security measure.
NZ energy likely to change under National-led government
The energy sector is poised for a reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban.
Pah Homestead cafe under new management, previous operator in liquidation
Pah Homestead housed the James Wallace Arts Trust collection.
Opinion: Localism - the common thread in New Zealand's emerging coalition
OPINION: A solid foundation for the new Government.
‘Watch out’: Builder suspended for threatening clients
Things turned nasty when the couple asked for the deposit back when work wasn't completed.
Government's ban on new fossil-fuel power plants questioned
Officials questioned the need to ban something that was unlikely to happen anyway.
What will NZ droughts look like in 30 years? El Nino, potential billion dollar toll
Scientists are exploring what a horror drought will look like in a climate-warmed future.
Growth for Whanganui's tourism in latest statistics
“The experience people have while they’re here makes them more likely to return."
Lawyers complain about building WoF change, MBIE hits back
Lawyers v MBIE on building WoFs: what's behind dispute between the two?
Sweden to Ōwairaka: Why modular house business turned to Europe for $90m project
'We went to the USA, China and Europe but the Swedish model was the right model for us.'
Auckland Airport trials express lane to cut unacceptable wait times
Express lanes aim to ease congestion at Auckland's many layers of border screening.
Huge tracts of land retired, fenced or planted to protect Waikato rivers
Massive private and council efforts have gone into protecting Waikato waterways.
Coalition collision? Audrey Young on the tensions between National and Act
OPINION: The Treaty of Waitangi referendum is likely to be the most problematic issue.