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Job speed dating at Auckland Airport: 300 roles on offer

More than 30 employers and 500 job seekers have registered to attend the event.

Liam Dann: Jobs market may be worse than it looks

There are cracks appearing in New Zealand's strong labour data. Should we be worried?

Unemployment rises to 4.2 per cent as wages hit 10-year high

This comes after unemployment dropped to an 11-year low in June.

Ron Ainsbury: The cult of the CEO

Comment: Do chief executives really deserve their 'masters of the universe' pedestals?

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

Unemployment has likely risen, but the labour market remains tight, pushing wages up.

Liam Dann: What that upbeat housing forecast really means for economy

COMMENT: We shouldn't be cheering for a resurgent market - but we probably will anyway.

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

Government support for smelter will just encourage it to ask for another handout.

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

Dale Beaumont struggled with dyslexia and never went to university.

$50m collapse: Rich Lister's empire goes into administration

It was an activewear icon that turned over a fortune and landed its founder on rich lists.

Escape from Iraq invasion inspired economic focus on the vulnerable

Having teenage years disrupted by war influenced the research of economist Gail Pacheco.

Could this Richlister be NZ's next blue-chip politician?

The brains behind the four-day week could become a political contender.

Beware of what you share online

Social media can come back to bite you, writes Diana Clement.

Tom O'Neil: Back to basics

Why interview preparation is key to nailing the job.

Exports to China still growing strong despite trade war

The US/China trade war hasn't dampened global demand for New Zealand food exports.

Couple given record fine for overworking and underpaying liquor store staff

Hamilton Super Liquor store owners issued biggest fine for serious employment breaches.