Business and economics news

Interest rate hikes won't help prices

A large share of the inflation squeezing Kiwi households is being driven from offshore and isn’t something the Official Cash Rate can influence directly.

How informal communication helps Gen Z build stronger workplace relationships

Don’t think colleagues who chat in the kitchen or message each other on WhatsApp are wasting time.

Cross-functional working takes effort

Working in an open-plan space and experiencing the efficiencies of collaboration and collegiality is motivational and inspiring, writes Kate Kearins.

Inaugural Auckland FC Captain studying at AUT

Legendary international football player Hiroki Sakai has recently started his MBA at AUT.

How can mindfulness make waiting easier?

We found that mindfulness – deliberately paying attention to the present – appears to slow the subjective passage of time.

Workplace violence a reality for many

Nearly 80% of NZ’s vital workers in home and community care, mental health, addiction, and disability services experience workplace violence.

Why greedy investors miss out on gains

New research shows that greed makes investors more likely to sell winners too soon.

Q&A: Pay Equity Matters

Professor Katherine Ravenswood explains why pay equity matters, unpacking gender and ethnic pay gaps, fairness, job value and women’s work in NZ today.

GPs' ‘moral distress’ over patient care

Doctors say they feel ‘guilty’ and ‘inadequate’ because of patient care choices that come from circumstances beyond their own control.

Pay equity settlement more than wages

A new study shows that pay equity can strengthen essential workforces and improve outcomes for workers.