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Statisticians well-placed in job market as demand for data keeps growing.

Businesses allow for many risks, but the risks posed by time are often underestimated.

No one will remember any prime ministerial egg-on-face when the Hobbit omelette is finally cooked.

Recipe for change: Boundaries, work - and the occasional reward.

The Hobbit deal is not the first where New Zealand taxpayers have shelled out extra money to keep a Hollywood studio happy.

Sean Hughes will have two significant advantages when he sits down as the chief executive of the new Financial Markets Authority early next year.

Staff frequently come up with the answers you need, says expert with an international track record.

Sir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over The Hobbit.

Five reasons? There may be 7000 reasons why your newsletter may not get a response. And the key lies in the word "response". When someone says, "I am getting no response"

Sport has a lot to teach us about the importance of knowing the laws of the game, and following them.

Waiting for that magic moment when one Australian dollar can buy one US dollar has assumed a symbolic importance.

First it was Paul Henry. Now it's Michael Laws. These are cruel times for shock jocks and the people who love them, writes John Drinnan.

Goff has spent much of the past week playing political football with two of New Zealand's major trading relationships.