Most chief executives find Prime Minister John Key's 'haven' idea attractive.

Speaking out on important issues that face the nation has been a defining characteristic of the Mood of the Boardroom CEOs Survey.

Outgoing major Len Brown has been largely praised by CEOs for bringing together an amalgamated Auckland.

How do we do the difficult work that adds value to the economy?

NZME chief executive Michael Boggs lists ensuring New Zealand's quality of life, adapting to cultural diversity and increasing globalisation among the key challenges the nation faces.

COMMENT: We should decide how and when to get our work done - yet so many of us are stuck on the clock.

New Zealanders grew more optimistic about employment prospects in the September quarter.

The kiwi dropped to 72.28 US cents as at 8am in Wellington.

Bad debts in the Chinese banking system are ten times higher than officially admitted, Fitch Ratings has warned.

A LinkedIn study shows New Zealand's professionals act a little differently to their overseas peers in the job market

Want to be fabulously wealthy? This is the degree you better have.

COMMENT: Is China about to be the epicentre of Global Financial Crisis II, the sequel?

These days, if you're very, very good at your job you'd best have your passport handy.

Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler says more easing is needed to get inflation back within the target band.

The two farm workers were unfairly dismissed before they'd stepped foot on the farm.

The United States' central bank left its policy rate unchanged, while projecting an increase is still likely by year-end.

Women are being told by their bosses to put on more make-up, and wear high heels and short skirts to work, research has found.

Cybercrime is now bigger than old-style organised crime

Workplaces that are compassion-free zones are populated with people who are constantly on the verge of burn-out

Job advertisements on jobs website Seek rose 9.9 per cent in the year to August.

COMMENT: Being a workaholic is bad ... after 50 hours productivity slips.

The Reserve Bank is expected to hold fire from cutting interest rates next week until it can get a better steer on the inflation outlook

Dairy farmers have endured one of their worst ever years, but Fonterra is set to report one of its best.

COMMENT: NZ better than many, but future is clouded says visiting scholar

COMMENT: Households have more to spend, but the cost of a home is boosting inequality.

COMMENT: New Zealand's economy has grown by 3.6 per cent in the past year, one of the top performers in the OECD - ahead of Australia, the US and UK.

The giant tech company has a "toxic, misogynistic" culture, according to leaked emails from disgruntled employees.

Building, tourism and immigration are pushing the economy up.

COMMENT: No matter what the age, clutter equals confusion, lack of focus and irritability.

In the coming years four generation groups will all be working in the same workplaces.