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Tom O'Neil: Happiness is contagious
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Job speed dating at Auckland Airport: 300 roles on offer
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This comes after unemployment dropped to an 11-year low in June.
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Editorial: Can record wage growth pull NZ out of its inflation rut?
EDITORIAL: As wage growth reaches decade highs, NZ needs to do a lot better.
Economist tips wage growth to hit 10-year high
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Liam Dann: What that upbeat housing forecast really means for economy
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Liam Dann: Good news for Govt as business and consumer confidence turns
Consumer and business confidence getting better? Perhaps, but they couldn't get much worse
Matthew Hooton: Why we should say no to Rio Tinto's tantrum
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Comment: Many Kiwis underestimate the huge potential of this exciting new sector.
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'It's a start' - business confidence starting to stabilise
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What to do if you're thrown under the bus at work
Keep a cool head and get support if you are blamed on the job.
Incentives reward local economy
Our incentive industry is rolling out the welcome mat to overseas visitors.
Fibre installer didn't pay its volunteer workers
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Nicholas Smith: Why four-day work week is ethically desirable
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When being unproductive is a good thing
Harvard Business Review: Sometimes doing nothing is good.
How dyslexic high-school graduate made $1 million by writing best-selling books
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