OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Look out for the kids when you swing that axe, Mr KeyNZ should hope John Key shows some common sense - tempered with heart - when he goes about trying to reduce from 328,000 the number of Kiwis on solo parent, sickness and invalid benefits, writes Fran O'Sullivan.12 Aug 05:30 PM
BDBDEmploymentUnemployment rate remains steadyThe New Zealand labour market remained relatively steady in the June 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today, with the unemployment rate remaining at 6.5 percent. The unemployment stats, just released, were largely expected by economists...03 Aug 11:15 PM
OpinionJoe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economyBalancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...25 Jul 09:30 PM
EmploymentInflation set to push interest rates upLift in OCR tipped for as soon as September after prices rise 5.3pc.18 Jul 05:30 PM
BDBDEmploymentBernanke comes to the party, world markets riseWorld share markets rose overnight after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed was ready to help the US economy if there were further signs of weakness.13 Jul 07:45 PM
