'Help me, nurse' by Mary Jane Boland Patients are suffering as heavier workloads, long hours, staff shortages and low morale take their toll on nurses and New Zealan'ds reliance grows on foreign-trained nurses. Why, despite extensive reforms, is the health system in such a bad way?
Seeing red by Rebecca Macfie Kiwi companies are losing export orders because their Aussie-owned banks will no longer give them credit, and those firms that do get loans are being stung with high rates and big fees. Welcome to the scary new world if business banking.
Surviving the storm by Joanne Black Economist Gareth Morgan is fired up by claims that the worst of the recession is over - or is about to be - and that now is a good time to resume buying houses. Here, Morgan outlines how we got into this economic mess, how long it is likely to last and how to avoid being swept away in the financial vortex.
The munch crunch by Mary Jane Boland It's crunch time for many food businesses as people try to save money by cooking more at home or by dining in eateries where they'll get value for money.
Many homeowners have stopped bothering to report burglaries to police. But as the recession deepens and burglars get more brazen, police are urging people to report anyone or anything suspicious.
Mincing words by Jane Clifton John Key is just one Kiwi who cops flak for his diction. Linguists say changes to our accent are the result of complex influences. But some people blame lazy “duction” for making us sound ignorant – even incomprehensible.
That sinking feeling by Joanne Black Plunging interest rates and finance-company failures are eroding the retirement plans of thousands of New Zealanders.
Young Guns by Guy Somerset If you want to get to the top of your game, natural talent won’t be enough. You’ve got to put in the hours – 10,000 of them.
