Company profits were weaker than expected in the June quarter but they shouldn't be a drag on economic growth figures due out tomorrow.

The stock of houses for sale in Auckland has fallen to a record low. A monthly report has found strong prices and high buyer demand are driving a quick sales turnabound.

The Labour Party is calling on the Human Rights Commission to investigate concerns that disabled workers are losing their jobs at KFC because of its restructuring policy.

Baby formula maker Nutricia says it still considering whether to take legal action over the Fonterra botulism scare.

Forsyth Barr's managing director was referred to as a "pompous twat" with a "small brain", the investment firm's lawyer told the Court hearing Guy Hallwright's case today.

A barbecue fire which scared residents at a retirement home, destroyed the barbecue and caused $1000 of smoke damage led to a chef being rightly sacked.

A rally to voice concerns and help educate workers about proposed changes to the Labour laws is to take place in South Auckland today.

Skill shortages are on the horizon in the contact centre industry, but home workers may be able to close the gap.

Alan Bollard picks shift to model where US consumer may not be the final driver for the Pacific Rim region.

Fonterra's food scare was put quickly into perspective when the dairy giant raised its 2014 farmgate milk price payout to a record $7.80 a kg of milk solids.

New Zealand Post is revamping its branch network to put Kiwibank at the fore as it looks to take advantage of the bank's growth potential.

Former investment analyst Guy Hallwright's colleagues were embarrassed to be in his company following his conviction for grievous bodily harm, an Employment Court heard.

Waterfront Auckland is exploring six waterfront locations in the event Team New Zealand win the America's Cup and bring the Auld Mug back to the City of Sails.

Almost half of firms surveyed by a leading employers' group have reported sacking staff for drug use.

Recently I was shortlisted for a management role I really wanted but was unsuccessful.

An Employment Court decision paving the way for gender pay equality has been hailed as the greatest advance for the rights of working women since the passing of the Equal Pay Act in 1972.

The widespread assumption that most first home buyers will be shut out of the housing market by the Reserve Bank's curbs on low-deposit home loans may be too swift.

Now that we know what the Reserve Bank is doing by way of curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending the question is whether it will work, writes Brian Fallow.

A third of working New Zealanders have not had a pay rise in the past two years and the majority are not expecting one this year, according to a survey.

The curbs on low-deposit home lending announced by the Reserve Bank yesterday are likely to prove more restrictive than it thinks, the Bankers Association warns.

International student Nupur Chawla was one of the lucky ones to take part in this year's AUT Business School's Shadow a Leader day

New controls on mortgage lending, which increase the deposit required to secure a home, will shut more New Zealanders out of the market, economists say.

A specialist travel and hospitality company have applied for a High Court judge to strike out the claims they are facing.