New Zealand's roll call of sole parents on benefits has dropped again - this time to the lowest level in a quarter-century.

National has announced further steps to try to reduce benefit numbers by 25 per cent, including paying more people to move to other regions for jobs and bonus payments for those who stay in a job for a certain period of time.

Paula Bennett wants to reduce benefit numbers by 25 per cent, including paying more people to move to other regions for jobs.

Economists have cut their forecasts of economic growth in the current year, the latest quarterly survey conducted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has found.

Internet-Mana press secretary Pam Corkery offered to resign after swearing at journalists at the party's launch, but she says she won't apologise to the reporters.

Kim Dotcom says he's not behind the hacking of the Whale Oil blog, and he's not paid out any of a $5m bounty he'd offered for information to help his legal case.

The Internet Mana party launched their campaign with a promise to create 50,000 jobs - but the message was overshadowed by a tirade from press secretary Pam Corkery.

For the first time since the global recession hit, it is now easier to find a job in New Zealand than in Australia.

New Zealand's unemployment rate has dropped to a five-year low as the nation's economic growth spurs firms to take on more staff.

A 74-year-old office worker made redundant after 18 years has been told she won't get a payout from her Pizza Hut bosses.

100 low-income families were asked what they needed to get out of poverty. Here are their answers.

Statistics show that the so-called "black sheep of the family" is neither rare nor endangered.

A barber was "genuinely fearful" of remaining in the presence of an employer who regularly made fun of him and told him "I hate white people".

What does it mean to be unemployed? The definitions of "unemployed" vary from country to country.

Prime Minister John Key says it is all very well Labour setting a new target of 4 per cent unemployment but policies were more important than targets, and Labour's policies would increase unemployment.

Two British health researchers are gearing up to challenge New Zealanders' unusually high tolerance of what many countries consider a social evil - inequality.

New Zealand's unemployment rate was unchanged in the first quarter as the country's participation rate rose to a record.

Kiwi consumers are less financially stressed than Australians despite rising interest rates, a survey has found.

Just one in 100 beneficiaries who had pre-employment drug tests under a new government policy showed any sign of drug abuse.

Agricultural chemicals manufacturer Nufarm will close its plant in Auckland, with as many as 59 jobs to go in move to Australia.

Auckland employers will be challenged today to give young people a chance by hiring a young unemployed person.

Business confidence remains at multi-decade highs for the first three months of the year, although the strong upswing of previous quarters has flattened out

The New Zealand job market is thriving, with the number of job listings on Trade Me up 21 per cent on the same time last year.