Secondary teachers' plans to go on strike next month show they disconnected from the real world, Prime Minister John Key says.

Surgery is being cancelled for hundreds of patients from Tuesday in preparation for four days of strikes by radiographers.

The third party component of the deal to keep Manu Vatuvei at the Warriors for at least three more seasons may not be revealed for some time.

Telecom boss Paul Reynolds has had $2 million from his annual bonus slashed.

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.

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.

Garth George writes that workers in our low-wage economy struggle just to pay the bills, let alone contribute to KiwiSaver.

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.

Television New Zealand boss Rick Ellis's $140,000 credit card spending in two years sounds high, Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman says, but he will reserve judgment until he hears from the state broadcaster's board today.

Why is the Government pursuing a policy of incremental and non-controversial economic changes when something more radical is needed?

Why are employers hesitating to snap up the best person for the job when they come along?