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Sexually harassed truckie awarded $63k
A female truckie has been awarded more than $63,000 for being sexually harassed, discriminated against and unjustifiably dismissed from her job.

Backwater regions can learn from Waikato - Joyce
Economic backwaters like Northland and Gisborne should learn from the West Coast, Waikato and Taranaki.

Struggle to fill health sector gaps
The country's ageing population is driving the demand for professional and non-professional health workers and this can only increase.

Mine victims back safety reforms
Families of Pike River mine victims say they will ensure that recommendations from the health and safety taskforce are acted on.

Switched On to stay open
Switched on Gardener will stay open despite the business playing a central and pivotal role in 106 cannabis operations.

Oil drilling plan comes with warning
New Zealand is about to open huge tracts of its offshore territory.

No one wants to make pizza
There are few things more Italian than a freshly-baked pizza emerging from a wood-fired oven, but Italy is now facing an acute shortage of pizza makers.

Fears for 'lost generation' of job-seekers
Too many young people are missing out on jobs because they don't know how to shake an employer's hand and speak confidently, a job agency says.

Dairy industry booms
Capital projects worth more than $1 billion are either under way or on the drawing board as the dairy industry gears up for increased demand from Asia for our milk powder.

Mortgagee sales fall to four year low
In the last quarter of 2012, there were 461 mortgagee sales, 11 per cent down from the previous quarter and 24 per cent less than the same quarter the year before, according to statistics released today by Terralink International.

Economic growth as Chch businesses reopen
Almost 200 Christchurch businesses have been opened or reopened since January and the population is growing as the Canterbury city continues its recovery from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

Brian Fallow: Show us first that power is broken
The onus is on those calling for radical, disruptive change to something as important as the electricity sector to demonstrate that it is broken and needs fixing.

Women still trapped under glass ceiling
Gender diversity in New Zealand leadership teams has fallen behind many Asian countries, according to a new survey

Xero: $10k for new employees
Accounting software provider Xero is offering a $10,000 bonus to new developers who join its Wellington-based team.

Frostbitten workers cost company $22k
A fish processing company has been ordered to pay $22,000 after two of its employees suffered frostbite while unloading fish from a vessel last year.

David Tripe: Keep Reserve Bank out of the house
"While there's been much hand-wringing over housing prices, is intervention by the Reserve Bank really the answer?" asks David Tripe.

Brian Rudman: Shearer electrifying free-market debate
"What just happened?" asks Brian Rudman. "Bland, colourless Labour leader David Shearer has suddenly been transmogrified into a working-class hero."