While I fretted over the fact that in my honest opinion we were witnessing a mostly lip-synced gig. The audience couldn't have cared less, writes Tim Roxborogh.

There's been a steady stream of fines for retailers who sell extended warranties without meeting their legal obligation to inform a customer about the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA), which could already have them covered.

Proposed changes to employer-assisted work visas have been hailed as a ''step in the right direction'' by some, while a Queenstown hospitality consultant questioned if yesterday's announcement was just a ''Christmas fluffy''.

Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart has expressed concern over what he sees as the Government's apparent determination to subsidise forestry plantings at the expense of low environmental impact sheep and beef farming.

US Border Patrol agents who detained a 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl, who later died in federal custody, won't speak with lawmakers investigating her death, citing union membership.

Women must wait 202 years before they can earn the same as men and have equal job opportunities, according to a new report which says robots and lack of childcare are keeping many women out of work.

Theresa May says she'll bring her Brexit deal back to parliament for a mid-January vote, pledging to get assurances from the EU before then to break a deadlock over Britain's efforts to quit the bloc.