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CEO pay lifts off as profits stagnate

The <i>Business Herald's</i> executive pay survey shows the number of chief executives being paid more than $1 million jumped from 26 to 32 between 2008 and 2009.

Department store sales lead April retail slump

New Zealand retail sales fell in April, led by department stores, where sales fell 3.3 per cent.

Export prices soar 10pc as dairy dominates

Dairy prices have risen by a third in the past quarter, dominating a 10.3pc rise in New Zealand's export prices.

Card transactions up during May

Non-residential building work hits six-year low

Manufacturing at 10-year low

Residential building work picks up

Manufacturing sales volume falls but values up

<i>Bill Rosenberg</i>: Low-income workers likely to be the hardest hit by tax changes

Accommodation stats up 3pc in March

Rise in number of young without income

The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.

Electronic card transactions slump

Dollar surges on jobs stats, Bollard speech

The kiwi dollar has surged in value after a stunningly low unemployment stat and a speech by Alan Bollard.

Low divorce rate not a sign of happy marriages - expert

A low divorce rate shows Kiwis avoid marriage unless they're truly committed, a relationship counsellor said.

Annual wage and salary rise slowest in nine years

Salary and wage rates as measured by the labour cost index rose just 1.5 per cent in the year to the March quarter, the slowest rise in more than nine years.

March trade surplus as exports top $4bn for only the second time

Dairy products helped push the value of exports to more than $4 billion for only the second time on record.