New Zealand’s commodity prices have held steady because of robust demand and supply shortages.

The number of job advertisements has picked up to the highest level in five months, reflecting a strong labour market.

Four-day weeks, social outings and weekends away are among benefits on offer from companies competing for workers in a tight labour market.

Fairfax Media and NZME are considering appealing the Commerce Commission’s rejection of their proposed plans to merge.

First Person – After today’s Fairfax and NZME merger rejection, Nelson Mail alumni Tracy Neal visits her old paper at a crucial time in its history.

Unemployment has fallen below 5 percent, surprising analysts, but demand for labour did not translate into strong wage growth.

Staff at the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in Melbourne have voted to walk off the job for a week over Fairfax’s plan to cut 125 editorial jobs in Australia.

Opinion – Plans for a Fairfax and NZME merger have been scuppered, and Clive Lind says their futures now lie in the regions and local papers the companies were built from.

Prices have risen to their highest level this year in the global dairy auction overnight.

Young New Zealanders have become subjects in Facebook research on advertising to people feeling stressed, worthless or insecure, a leaked memo appears to show.