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Aussie ombudsman takes NZ company to High Court
An Australian ombudsman is taking a NZX listed New Image to court to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars it says is owed to 14 workers.

Battling actors have a hobbit onside
The furore over The Hobbit is the normal process of a union trying to talk to an employer who is refusing to talk back, says actor and director Ian Mune.

Email row over <i>Hobbit</i> claims
The head of an Auckland actors' agency says he was saddened by an insulting email from the head of South Pacific Pictures reacting to comments he'd made on the Hobbit stand-off.

Kiwis learning to work smarter not harder
Kiwis are working fewer hours compared to 10 years ago.

Stalemate in <i>Hobbit</i> stoush
The actors' union pushing for collective contracts for actors in New Zealand says it is "disappointed" in Sir Peter Jackson's refusal to negotiate terms and conditions for Hobbit actors.

Jackson: Fees to my actors 'fair', 'generous'
Peter Jackson says his actors receive the "most generous" conditions in NZ, rejecting claims that The Hobbit actors need a union deal.

<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Lose the fat, pump up the motivation
Never mind the cheaper carrots, try a few workouts instead.