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Bank for International Settlements paper sees significant contribution from businesses' price setting to inflation

Bank for International Settlements paper sees significant contribution from businesses' price setting to inflation

An arrangement designed to ease costs by aligning technical standards between New Zealand and Australia is fracturing due to high costs

An arrangement designed to ease costs by aligning technical standards between New Zealand and Australia is fracturing due to high costs

Financial Services Council announces Kirk Hope as its new Chief Executive from September

Financial Services Council announces Kirk Hope as its new Chief Executive from September

Minister of Immigration Erica Stanford says migration has been tracking the economy lower and will fall further due to tighter visa rules

Minister of Immigration Erica Stanford says migration has been tracking the economy lower and will fall further due to tighter visa rules

Coalition Government lifts minimum wage to $23.15 which the Council of Trade Unions says is a cut in real terms

Coalition Government lifts minimum wage to $23.15 which the Council of Trade Unions says is a cut in real terms

Eight energy organisations issue appeal to political parties for consistent political policies and reforms so it's easier for them to operate

Eight energy organisations issue appeal to political parties for consistent political policies and reforms so it's easier for them to operate

Mum's the worker: why this NZ fishing company brought in a school hours shift

Mum's the worker: why this NZ fishing company brought in a school hours shift

Minimum wage to rise by 6% - in line with inflation, but not a large enough jump to reach the living wage; MBIE and business lobby fear Covid-affected businesses will struggle

Minimum wage to rise by 6% - in line with inflation, but not a large enough jump to reach the living wage; MBIE and business lobby fear Covid-affected businesses will struggle

Income insurance: Grant Robertson responds to criticisms over cost, fairness and incentives

Income insurance: Grant Robertson responds to criticisms over cost, fairness and incentives

Proposed ACC-run insurance scheme to cover job losses due to redundancy and sickness/disability - at a cost to employees and employers; National says it would abolish the scheme

Proposed ACC-run insurance scheme to cover job losses due to redundancy and sickness/disability - at a cost to employees and employers; National says it would abolish the scheme

Fear BusinessNZ's refusal to be part of the Fair Pay Agreements scheme could put employers on the backfoot in negotiations

Fear BusinessNZ's refusal to be part of the Fair Pay Agreements scheme could put employers on the backfoot in negotiations

Workplace wellness survey shows businesses thinking in terms of healthy humans, not just healthy employees

Workplace wellness survey shows businesses thinking in terms of healthy humans, not just healthy employees

Government to change the law to give itself another five months to put together a major plan for how NZ will reduce emissions

Government to change the law to give itself another five months to put together a major plan for how NZ will reduce emissions

Government lukewarm on month-old plan for reopening NZ to the world; Trans-Tasman bubble on ice

Government lukewarm on month-old plan for reopening NZ to the world; Trans-Tasman bubble on ice

MBIE advised the government against making it compulsory for employers and employees that fall under a Fair Pay Agreement to engage in collective bargaining

MBIE advised the government against making it compulsory for employers and employees that fall under a Fair Pay Agreement to engage in collective bargaining

Businesses urge the RBNZ not to remove the punch bowl that is low interest rates; Economists recognise the party will have to start winding down mid-next year

Businesses urge the RBNZ not to remove the punch bowl that is low interest rates; Economists recognise the party will have to start winding down mid-next year

Government to introduce legislation to enable workers to force employers to engage in collective bargaining; Unions over the moon; Businesses worried about compulsory participation

Government to introduce legislation to enable workers to force employers to engage in collective bargaining; Unions over the moon; Businesses worried about compulsory participation

BusinessNZ's Kirk Hope says with a careful focus on risk mitigation, more regard for overseas skills and capital, and better use of the private sector, New Zealand can have the smartest border in the world

BusinessNZ's Kirk Hope says with a careful focus on risk mitigation, more regard for overseas skills and capital, and better use of the private sector, New Zealand can have the smartest border in the world

The Government has announced new border exceptions that will allow temporary work visa holders to return to NZ; new exceptions will now also be made to allow partners of NZ citizens and residents to return here

The Government has announced new border exceptions that will allow temporary work visa holders to return to NZ; new exceptions will now also be made to allow partners of NZ citizens and residents to return here

Gareth Vaughan on oil worth less than nothing, the failed state of America, buying NZ made, the economy of life, the first crisis in a Group of Zero world & EBITDAC

Gareth Vaughan on oil worth less than nothing, the failed state of America, buying NZ made, the economy of life, the first crisis in a Group of Zero world & EBITDAC

'Only people working in jobs that cannot be done from home should still be in their normal places of work' - BusinessNZ and The NZ Initiative

'Only people working in jobs that cannot be done from home should still be in their normal places of work' - BusinessNZ and The NZ Initiative

BusinessNZ CEO Kirk Hope criticises the RBNZ for being 'pretty active' and surprising business, RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr hits back saying the RBNZ is 'forward-looking and transparent'

BusinessNZ CEO Kirk Hope criticises the RBNZ for being 'pretty active' and surprising business, RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr hits back saying the RBNZ is 'forward-looking and transparent'

What people are saying about the Government's announced targets on reducing emissions to limit global warming

What people are saying about the Government's announced targets on reducing emissions to limit global warming

How two academics and a former unionist teaming up with the Reserve Bank to set monetary policy will affect the economy

How two academics and a former unionist teaming up with the Reserve Bank to set monetary policy will affect the economy

With a no-deal Brexit looking more and more likely affected Kiwi exporters need to get set for a worst case scenario

With a no-deal Brexit looking more and more likely affected Kiwi exporters need to get set for a worst case scenario