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Housing market down, council rates up in latest ANZ property focus report findings

People who bought pre-pandemic would have had capital gains but later buyers would not.

Liam Dann: Inflation is back – and that’s a problem for the Prime Minister

OPINION: Regardless of who is to blame, rising food prices will be a political hot potato.

Bruce Cotterill: Why a new slave labour commissioner won't change anything

OPINION: Labour's anti-slavery bill misses the mark.

Liquidator helps secure visas for 60 workers from failed NZ firm

'The welfare of these ProLink employees was paramount to me' – liquidator Pritesh Patel.

Reserve Bank's employee benefits: Gold standard or pretty standard?

ANALYSIS: $800 for a home office, $500 wellness allowance and 15 days' wellness leave.

Tax break? Govt urged to make it cheaper for employers to provide health insurance

But the change could cost the Crown hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sasha Borissenko: Is gig work freedom or friction?

OPINION: The Government is already moving to tighten up who an employee is.

‘Huge upheaval’: Big Govt department's tech team to be cut

The Ministry of Social Development says most of those affected will be redeployed.

Video game sector jobs up 20.5% with tax rebate, but half of funds unclaimed

Money left on the table for a second year as MBIE readies review.

Thinking of retiring? Nearly one in two Kiwis still working when they turn 65

Data shows we're joining the workforce earlier and continuing to work later in life.

Liam Dann: Cheer up, Kiwis - and go shopping

OPINION: Uncertainty about employment is making people scared to spend on themselves.

First look at $1b warehouse hub by James Kirkpatrick Group

Heir's vision becomes a reality: 'Dad wanted this to be the best' – James Kirkpatrick jnr.

Shane Te Pou: This Govt seems intent on giving the boot to people

Jobseeker numbers have risen by 29,000, reaching 211,000 recently.

Liam Dann: Town v Country – Big cities left behind in economic recovery

OPINION: A two-speed economy is developing which could cause headaches for the RBNZ.

Matthew Hooton: If superannuation can’t be cut, wage subsidies must be

Opinion: Nicola Willis has few options for big savings next year, but there are some.

More interest rate cuts to come ... or not? Reserve Bank hedges its bets

The bank cut the Official Cash Rate but gave few clues as to what it will do next.

Another rate cut expected as new RBNZ Governor fronts for first time

The Reserve Bank will produce new forecasts amid a period of extreme uncertainty.

Matthew Hooton: Budget reveals we’re going broke faster than we knew

OPINION: Gross debt is projected to increase by $73b, reaching $283b by 2029.