Goff joins calls for Govt to fund Pike recovery operation
Labour Leader Phil Goff has joined calls for the Government to fund the recovery of the bodies of 29 men trapped in the Pike River mine.
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Pike River contract staff left out in cold
Out-of-work Pike River miners will start finding out today if they have jobs, and if not, how much they will be paid out.
Calls for opencast mine at Pike River
Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn is calling for Pike River to be made into an opencast coal mine, amid efforts to keep the 114 skilled miners made redundant today on the West Coast.
Pike River receivership inevitable
Herald deputy business editor Grant Bradley, who has visited the Pike River mine and covered the company for the Business Herald, on why today's receivership move by Pike River was inevitable.
<i>Gill South</i>: Before you go into a meeting, know what you want out of it
Managers say too many get-togethers are just a waste of time.
Kawerau sawmill makes 30 redundant
Thirty staff at Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Kawerau Sawmill are losing their jobs.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Sometimes it's smart to be slow
These days you have to be hyped-up and blissed out simultaneously ... but slow down and think.
Pike River fire fully out - experts
The fire which has been raging for days at the Pike River Coal mine is definitely out, say Australians brought in to operate the GAG jet unit which has been pumping carbon dioxide into the mine.
Pike River staff will be cut - Whittall
Pike River Coal will have to reduce its workforce when it is ready to re-establish operations, but CEO Peter Whittall says reports of possible receivership were "extremely premature".
Building work, manufacturing slump in September quarter
Gloomy building and manufacturing stats out this morning have prompted economists to raise the risk of negative GDP.
Maori King lands in strife over sacking
Waikato-Tainui could be headed for the courts after a woman King Tuheitia fired claimed the move was unconstitutional.
Key rules out retirement age rise
The Prime Minister has rejected a call from the Retirement Commission to lift the retirement age to 67 by 2033.
Raise retirement age to 67 - commissioner
The Retirement Commissioner says the age of entitlement for New Zealand Superannuation needs to be raised from 65 to 67 to ensure it remains affordable over the long term.
<i>All in a day's work: </i>A pre-Christmas pay rise?
Add Christmas and the associated financial pressures into the mix, and I suspect this unfortunate trend of employee theft and fraud may continue into 2011.
Pike River: Cooling operation underway
An operation has begun to extinguish the fire coming from the vent shaft of the Pike River mine and cool the surrounding concrete pad, using water pumped up from a nearby creek.
GAG unit to work through the weekend
It could take weeks for a GAG unit to put out a coal fire in the Pike River mine, police say.
Emotional tribute to Pike River miners
West Coast poet Helen Wilson has offered an emotional tribute to the men who lost their lives in the Pike River mine.
<i>Kate Ross: </i> The recruitment year that was
Recruitment is the barometer of what is going on; if we are good then businesses are generally good.
James Griffin: Keep the office merriment correct
December is looming, which means the office Christmas party season, if it isn't already well underway, is about to land upon us with its full, traditional, liver-crushing force.
Payroll fraud accountant named by court
Name suppression has been lifted for an accountant who fiddled a payroll system to give himself a $10,000 payrise.
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