Labour crunch: Unemployment lowest since 1986 - falls to 3.2 per cent
New figures show fewer people without work and wages continuing to rise
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromEconomy
Jarden Brief: Tourism, travel sectors await border opening date
Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.
Want a job? 24,000 kiwifruit workers needed as labour shortage bites
Last season harvesting roles paid an average of $27 an hour rates vary and can reach $40.
Link NZ Super age to life expectancy, OECD report recommends
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said she will not increase the NZ Super age.
Russia-Ukraine unrest could push up Kiwi fuel, food prices
Experts explain how tensions in Eastern Europe could impact New Zealanders.
Deputy PM Robertson plays down Govt spending's role in inflation
Inflation hit a 31-year high at the end of 2021.
Jarden Brief: Tesla shares drop on Elon Musk comments
Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.
'Diabolical' prices: Inflation leaves working professionals out of pocket
"A lettuce alone was $6. That is disgusting."
Hamish Rutherford: Inflation heightens dilemma for Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank may be forced to raise interest rates even if house prices are dropping.
Nick Mowbray: NZ deserves better than this Govt's mediocrity
Businessman Nick Mowbray demands improvement from Government.
'De facto lockdowns': The devastating impact of Omicron's Big Sick on the economy
Sick people and those self-isolating won't be able to leave their homes under new rules.
'Really worried': National leader reacts as NZ inflation hits 30-year high
Cost of living rising at the fastest pace since 1990, Statistics New Zealand says.
Jarden Brief: US Markets rebound after shaky period
Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.
'Office nostalgia': What Kiwis think of working from home
Survey reveals younger employees finding it harder at home.
Jarden Brief: US market decline continues
Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.
Jarden Brief: More than $130 billion wiped off crypto markets
Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.
Mark Fowler: Further rate rises could lead to unexpected outcomes
Annualised inflation of 5-6 per cent is not sustainable, writes Mark Fowler.
Omicron effect: Thousands of workers advised to stay home
Some tell staff to stay home, some offer 'hybrid' arrangements.
Body blow: Financially wounded businesses now facing the 'big sick'
Two painful years for many business have been a curtain-raiser to Omicron's onslaught
NZ inflation dragon awakens from a decades-long slumber
Economists say inflation may have pushed up towards 6 per cent in the December year.
How Omicron outbreak could hit the economy, sharemarket
The Government faces the prospect of a tough balancing act.
Paul Catmur: Cryptocurrency - Free money or the biggest pyramid since Giza?
Hindsight can make billionaires of us all, writes Paul Catmur.
Brian Fallow: Why worry about the economy? Let me count the reasons
Inflation, Omicron, climate change -- 2022 already has plenty of threats to growth.
Jarden Brief: Consumer confidence slumps in Australia amid omicron onslaught
Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.
Jarden Brief: All major US indices in the red
Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.
More pain at the pump: Petrol could hit $3 a litre this year
Kiwis are set for more pain at the pump.
NZIER survey points to increasing NZ inflation pressure
Business confidence is deteriorating and inflation pressures are building, NZIER says.
Westpac's chief economist appointed to the Treasury
Westpac's Dominick Stephens has been appointed to the Treasury.
Covid, China, climate: Online Davos event tackles big themes
The major event has gone virtual for the second year in a row.
Sir John Key: Thank God for Ultra Fast Broadband, but the job's not done yet
Fibre is as essential to New Zealand's economy
Opinion: Red flags for the economy in 2022
Fergus McDonald on what we can expect from the economy in 2022.
US inflation soars past 7 per cent - the most since 1982
Prices have risen sharply for cars, petrol, food and furniture.
National poking holes in its own accounts, and its credibility again
OPINION: Simon Bridges' claims about govt spending and inflation don't add up.
Mothers' appeal for paid parental leave denied
Law stipulates a gap of no less than six months between parental leave payments.