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Proposed closure of Timaru meatworks 'pretty foreboding' – minister

'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'

‘A shock’: PM on potential freezing works demise costing hundreds of jobs

The Prime Minister on latest blow for small-town New Zealand.

Opinion: Wellington government job cuts have compounded the hurt across the community

OPINION: Businesses are scaling back and dipping into their reserves.

All-hands Alliance Timaru meeting 'not going to be about beautifying site': Meatworkers Union

Meat co-operative CEO won't comment.

Nearly half of corporate police staff surveyed 'interested' in voluntary redundancy

An internal survey reveals most were interested in finding out what they'd be entitled to.

Housing Minister Chris Bishop defends Kāinga Ora cuts, insists performance won’t suffer

The Minister of Housing says he made the government's priorities clear.

Kāinga Ora set to cut about 330 jobs amid agency overhaul

Kāinga Ora is to cut 330 jobs in a second round of restructuring amid ongoing reviews.

Confidence in job market falls to lowest since first Covid lockdown

A survey shows the employment outlook continues to soften.

Liam Dann: The economy sucks – why is business confidence so high?

OPINION: Business optimism has surged, despite the recession and rising unemployment.

Wellington cafe suffers ‘worst sales day ever’ as job cuts bite

Cafe owners say crunch worse than during Covid and making a profit is 'near impossible'.

Hundreds of jobs on the line as Spark cuts $50m from wage bill

But it has big plans for more data centre investment.

Ministry apologises after telling sick beneficiary to supply CV

'I actually really stressed about this' - The beneficiary received the letter by accident.

Regions take an economic hit as the 'crunch' bites

Infometrics data shows unemployment rising in smaller centres.

Inside Economics: Where to now for rates? Market odds v RBNZ forecasts

OPINION: Liam Dann on post-OCR cut fallout and a preview of big US Fed shindig in Wyoming.

Unemployment rate may already be 4.8%, AUT says

Data lags mean we're not getting a timely official idea about economy, AUT professor says.

Liam Dann: As the curtain falls on Covid economics ... a new dawn for Luxon and Willis?

A rare window of normal economic service looms, we need to embrace that while it lasts.