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Liam Dann: Govt should ignore calls for panic spending

Calls for Grant Robertson to launch emergency economic stimulus are unrealistic.

Building confidence: Can we turn around the economic gloom?

Why is business so gloomy ... and what would it take to cheer them up?

Liam Dann: Cheer up, we're not sliding into recession

COMMENT: Growth is slowing but there is hope on the horizon.

Up to 160 jobs to go at Auckland Council

Most of the jobs will be back-house staff to make way for more positions in growth areas.

Two years of 'hell': Woman gets $45k over sham restructure

Woman was unfairly treated at work, phased out in sham company restructure.

Liam Dann: Can the kiwi win a global race to the bottom?

COMMENT: Our currency is off almost 10 per cent in six months - how low will it go?

ANZ picks OCR to keep falling - three more cuts by May

ANZ economists expect slowing growth will force three more official cash rate cuts.

Robertson holds nerve on spending as growth slows

Is it time for emergency fiscal stimulus? "We're not there yet," says Finance Minister.

Boot camps for the unemployed set to double in size

Camps puts young people from all walks of life in an army-style environment.

Liam Dann: The economic numbers that would have blown us away in 1980s

COMMENT: How the economy has changed in the past 30 years.

John Roughan: Spare a thought for our rough sleepers

COMMENT: Where do the homeless go when the chill arrives and rain turns to sleet.

Brian Fallow: Looking for an alternative to the jobs apocalypse

The robots may be coming, but that doesn't have to mean mass unemployment.

Hosking: 13,000 beneficiaries can't be bothered working - they're getting away with it

Comment: Welfare is being treated as a relaxing hammock rather than a safety net.

New data to show wage growth still missing in action

Labour market data due Wednesday will show what impact new Government policies have had.

Vehicle tester shut down over 3 complaints in 15 years

Vehicle tester loses authority to issue WOFs after complaints about his work.

Tapu Misa: Time to rethink 'brown issues' in the media

Tapu Misa says we need to hear more from inspirational Maori and Pacific women.