Southern unemployment rates are remaining in a tight band, leading Otago-Southland Employers Association chief executive John Scandrett to remain ''pretty relaxed'' about employment trends.
New Zealand's workforce participation rate has lifted to the highest level on record but the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high at 6%, as population growth and rising immigration take care of the extra jobs created.
Labour Party leader David Cunliffe appears to have put personal differences aside as he reshuffles his top caucus line-up for the September 20 election.
New Zealand banks are continuing their run of record profits, dispelling recent market concerns about the official cash rate increase and the impact of LVR housing rules, KPMG head of financial services John Kensington says.
Australian-based Westpac Group produced improved profits both in Australia and New Zealand for the six months ended March 31, following on from the ANZ's profit announcement last week.
A strategy to help people avoid using pay-day lenders and loan sharks has been announced by the BNZ in conjunction with the Government, Good Shepherd NZ and the Salvation Army.
The jobs market in New Zealand looks to be firmly in a growth phase with firms needing to expand their capacity as demand increases, Westpac economist Michael Gordon says.
Opposition continues to gather to Labour's plan to allow the Reserve Bank to use KiwiSaver contribution rates to help control domestic inflation.
Cosy deals continue as the Inland Revenue Department's computer-system rebuild creeps slowly forward, Labour revenue spokesman David Clark said yesterday.
Kiwisaver has once again become a political football through Labour's monetary policy released on Tuesday, Milford Asset Management managing director Anthony Quirk says.
Labour Party finance spokesman David Parker hit back yesterday over claims the party's monetary policy upgrade would hurt the low-paid.
Labour finance spokesman David Parker yesterday released a monetary policy upgrade aimed at alleviating New Zealand's low savings rate, current account deficits, high interest rates and an overvalued dollar.
South Island bosses are more optimistic and more generous than their North Island counterparts, according to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report.
It is a massive week for United States economic data, with first-quarter GDP due early on Thursday, followed by the outcome of the Federal Reserve's April meeting and the monthly jobs report.
Financial markets here and overseas are showing a lot of curiosity about what Labour Party finance spokesman David Parker will say in his speech this morning.
Total international passenger movements at Queenstown Airport have continued the recent month-on-month trend, to be up 26% in March compared with March 2013.
Craigs Investment Partners has given the Government a seven out of 10 when it comes to getting value for the taxpayer from the mixed ownership model. Business editor Dene Mackenzie looks at some of the other returns.
Between $9 million and $10 million could be wiped off the operating earnings of telecommunications network operator Chorus following a decision yesterday by the Commerce Commission.
The Government's failure to ''get a grip'' on electricity prices and the property market resulted in the Reserve Bank again lifting interest rates, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei said yesterday.
Kiwis continue to flock home from Australia as the New Zealand economy and labour market continue to outperform those in Australia.
