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Hospitals fearful of doctors' strikes
Hospital leaders are braced to hear today if resident medical officers will join the wave of strikes disrupting health services.
<i>Kate Ross: </i> What's happening now?
Candidates also seem to have a new, fresh enthusiasm for work at the moment, being less particular and more keen to take on all kinds of work.
TVNZ workers lose credit card perks
TVNZ workers' days of splurging on company plastic have ended, as the state broadcaster cuts up hundreds of credit cards to avoid "misleading" publicity, with nearly all staff affected.
PM: Striking teachers 'disconnected'
Secondary teachers' plans to go on strike next month show they disconnected from the real world, Prime Minister John Key says.
Hospital surgery delayed by strike
Surgery is being cancelled for hundreds of patients from Tuesday in preparation for four days of strikes by radiographers.
X-ray strike looms over pay
Many patients booked for elective surgery or an outpatient visit will have their appointments postponed during planned walkouts.
$2m bonus cut for Telecom boss
Telecom boss Paul Reynolds has had $2 million from his annual bonus slashed.
Land of expensive milk and honey
Feeling the pinch as you do the supermarket shopping this weekend? You're not alone - Kiwis really do pay more as a proportion of their incomes for everyday items than many overseas.
Burger Fuel defends 90-day firing
A high profile Auckland Burger Fuel has defended its use of the 90-day employment law, under which it sacked a worker on the 89th day for questioning her work break entitlements.
<i>Garth George:</i> Poor pay leaves little for forced savings
Garth George writes that workers in our low-wage economy struggle just to pay the bills, let alone contribute to KiwiSaver.
Country doctors earning $2500 a day
One of NZ's most remote and cash-strapped health boards is paying fill-in surgeons up to $2500 a day, beating some of our highest earners.