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Study confirms Oz 'myth' on unskilled Kiwis
A new study has confirmed a long-held Australian belief - less-skilled Kiwis have migrated there at a higher rate than skilled professionals.
<i>Don Brash:</i> 2025 advice best shot at bridging gap
Recommendations which simply endorsed currently popular measures would have meant that the 2025 Taskforce had achieved nothing at all.
Berl economist laments export failings
Don Brash's report on catching up with Australia has sparked a new round of debate about monetary policy.
Australia leads NZ in 10 of 11 categories
Australians live longer than we do, in bigger houses, and have more leisure time.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> 2025 report too extreme to promote
The 2025 Taskforce has delivered exactly the kind of extreme right-wing-policy prescription its critics had predicted it would.
Praise for Harvey Norman's restraint
Shareholders of Harvey Norman Holdings have praised the retailer for its reasonable executive pay packages.
'Too radical' - English rejects Brash plan
A plan to close the wealth gap with Australia is "too radical" for Bill English, who says economic parity by 2025 is an "aspirational" rather than realistic goal
Courts staff stuck in industrial stalemate
The Ministry of Justice is "extremely disappointed" at the Public Service Association's (PSA) rejection of a pay offer.
Two-salary family struggles to pay bills
Even with two earners, Donna and Terry Victory struggle on below-average wages to feed themselves and their 14-year-old daughter.
Average pay up, but it's not all good news
The average household's income rose 5.2 per cent in the year ended June but its housing costs were almost unchanged.
2700 hospital workers to strike around NZ
More than 2700 hospital service workers around the country will strike this Friday over stalled wage negotiations.