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Keeping the lights on through the Holiday period
Small Business

Keeping the lights on through the Holiday period

As liquidation rises 31.9%, NZ small businesses face a tough holiday battle for staff, cashflow and compliance to keep operations thriving beyond survival mode.

By Neil Webster • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025
Achieving better outcomes from your projects
Auckland Council

Achieving better outcomes from your projects

Poorly written tenders can push up whole-of-life costs, as councils later face rework, weaker skills and more project delays.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Nov 2020
IT remains NZ's highest earning industry as Auckland and Wellington battle for best wages
Wages

IT remains NZ's highest earning industry as Auckland and Wellington battle for best wages

Auckland and Wellington compete closely for top wages in NZ, but IT remains the highest earning industry with average salaries at NZD $112,811.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
NZCTU: New Zealand, we need to talk about wages...
Statistics NZ

NZCTU: New Zealand, we need to talk about wages...

New Zealand's pay system favours executives while neglecting average workers, warns NZCTU president, urging new wage negotiation methods to bridge the gap.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Nov 2017
Explore infrastructure funding options, OECD urges
Agricultural Technology

Explore infrastructure funding options, OECD urges

Limited housing growth in Auckland is being blamed on poor infrastructure funding, with the OECD urging new ways to pay for public works.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017

Global Stories

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Xero reveals declining Australian small business performance
Data Analytics

Xero reveals declining Australian small business performance

The Index fell 13 points in October to 115 points, driven by four sub-metrics: sales, wages, jobs, and time to be paid.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Nov 2022
MYOB reveals gender wage gap in SMEs across Australia and NZ
Fintech

MYOB reveals gender wage gap in SMEs across Australia and NZ

The gender wage gap among employees of SMEs is sitting at 7.5% in favour of men, when comparing median hourly wages.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
Fintech software allows employees to access wages before payday
Fintech

Fintech software allows employees to access wages before payday

Paytime is a tech platform that plugs into payroll software allowing employees to access a portion of their earned pay before payday.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2022
Three years to afford an iPhone? New global data reveals how long it could take you
Data Analytics

Three years to afford an iPhone? New global data reveals how long it could take you

The affordability of the latest iPhone model has been put to the test in a new global study, and New Zealanders may have to start saving their pennies.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Feb 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Wages stories

Nearly half of Australian workers say pay fails to match costs
Human Capital Management

Nearly half of Australian workers say pay fails to match costs

Nearly half of Australian workers feel their wages aren't keeping up with living costs, as job insecurity and burnout rise, ELMO Software reveals.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025
Deputy unveils Pay Rate Builder to tackle wage compliance
Risk & Compliance

Deputy unveils Pay Rate Builder to tackle wage compliance

A new compliance law in Australia criminalises intentional wage theft, leading Deputy to unveil the Pay Rate Builder to help businesses enhance payroll operations.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Mar 2025
High AI wages & gender gap in Australia, reveals Randstad study
Randstad

High AI wages & gender gap in Australia, reveals Randstad study

Australia is among the top three countries paying premium wages for AI skills, however, men still dominate with 81% of the workforce, reveals a Randstad study.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 8th May 2024
Exclusive: How Advanced is helping businesses solve wage theft
Human Capital Management

Exclusive: How Advanced is helping businesses solve wage theft

In an interview with Adam Bowles, Country Director for Australia at Advanced, he reveals how technology tackles wage theft complexities in Australian businesses.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2023
Humanforce acquires on-demand pay provider Wagestream
Human Capital Management

Humanforce acquires on-demand pay provider Wagestream

Humanforce, a global provider of workforce management solutions, has acquired Wagestream, Australia's largest on-demand pay provider.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Feb 2023
Xero reveals slowdown in Australian small businesses
Fintech

Xero reveals slowdown in Australian small businesses

The Xero Small Business Index fell three points in November to 116 points, driven by a slowdown across three sub-metrics.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Dec 2022
Xero reveals slowdown in Australian small businesses
Fintech

Xero reveals slowdown in Australian small businesses

The Xero Small Business Index fell three points in November to 116 points, driven by a slowdown across three sub-metrics.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Dec 2022
Salary satisfaction for Australian IT workers plummets as 75% ask for pay rises
Accounts payable

Salary satisfaction for Australian IT workers plummets as 75% ask for pay rises

The research, which surveyed over 3,000 employers and employees from across Australia, found three in every four IT workers were planning to ask for a pay rise.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2020