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![Mood of the nation: the haves and have-nots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mood of the nation: the haves and have-nots
People from a cross-section of New Zealand society reveal how they are feeling going into the election.
![Wages up, but private sector lags](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wages up, but private sector lags
Wage increases accelerated in the last quarter, but is still soft enough to keep the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates anytime soon. The labour cost index rose 0.6 percent in the last...
![Salary rises to keep top talent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Salary rises to keep top talent
Improving economic conditions and skill shortages are expected to bring salary increases next year.
![Qantas cancels all flights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Qantas cancels all flights
Qantas has grounded its entire domestic and international fleets in an escalation of industrial action.
![Brian Rudman: Wake up! Time to pay support staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Rudman: Wake up! Time to pay support staff
The Cabinet agreed that 5700 disability support workers deserved to receive the minimum wage for overnight sleepover shifts, but the winners are going to be kept waiting.
![$100m deal ends pay 'struggle' for all-night disability workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$100m deal ends pay 'struggle' for all-night disability workers
About 5700 of the country's lowest-paid workers have won a landmark deal to pay them the minimum...