Stay-at-home mums are an endangered species these days. I was one once and even then it was hard work explaining why.

More can be done to improve the tax system to promote economic growth, says Treasury secretary John Whitehead.

Bill English says the long term outlook for the NZ economy is good, but the recovery will be flatter in the short term.

Unemployment numbers just released show NZ's jobless rate has fallen from 6.9 per cent to 6.4 per cent - better than many were expecting.

A new national service looks ready to start next year to make sure every 16 or 17-year-old ends up in work or training after leaving school.

The median weekly income edged lower in the year to June, as more people started receiving money from the Government rose while the self-employed earned less and investment income fell.