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Apprentice subsidies come 'too late'

Opposition parties have welcomed the Prime Minister's plans to expand Government subsidies for apprenticeships - but say they have come too late.

Key warns councils to free up land for housing or else

Govt deficit news better than forecast

A month after releasing new budget forecasts, the New Zealand government is tracking above them.

Wall St up on jobs, Netflix surprise

Compo for worker who lied

A South African who faked work references and lied about his qualifications and experience has won $10,000 compensation for unjustified dismissal.

Wall St up on temporary relief for US debt

Union weakness lured films

John Key says Hollywood finds New Zealand more attractive than other countries because it does not have a strong union movement.

Market bubble fears raised

Tower investment boss Sam Stubbs says there are signs New Zealand is headed for a sharemarket bubble and investors need to be wary of overvalued listed companies.

Mai Chen: Time to harness the economic tiger

We need to broaden the criteria against which we measure the progress of Government, writes Mai Chen, to include those non-material things, like happiness and equity.

Bernard Hickey: Fat cats egg us on to throw our cheddar down debt hole

Official cash rate expected to hold

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut its official cash rate, economists say, despite another quarter of weak inflation. The consumers price index fell 0.2 per cent in the December quarter, when the markets and the Reserve Bank had expected a 0.1 per cent r

Prices drop in Dec - inflation now 0.9pc

Prices unexpectedly fell by 0.2 per cent during the December quarter, said Statistics NZ this morning, taking the annual rate of inflation to just 0.9 per cent. Seasonal falls in vegetable prices helped push the CPI down.

Job growth slows, says Trade Me

Hamish Allison: $30m that could be better spent on Kiwis' health

Housing, jobs data boost Wall St

Brian Rudman: Affordable housing? It's right under your nose, guys

Bill English should look into a mirror next time he points the finger at Auckland Council for not doing enough to encourage affordable housing, writes Brian Rudman.

Kiwis fizz over Coke boss' criticism

Chief executives and unionists have weighed in on the debate sparked by a soft drink boss' comments that New Zealand has an "ingrained" anti-corporate mentality.

No move towards work-hour limit

The Government has ignored a recommendation by the United Nations for legislation to dictate a maximum number of work hours to reduce the risk to workplace health and safety.