When you start to feel over-stretched at work or in life, it's time to step back and honour being human, rather than an AI bot.
Life
Mon, Sep 14
High Country business tackles the district’s housing shortage head-on by securing rental accommodation for its growing workforce.
New Zealand
Fri, Aug 28
Most employees can refuse to answer calls from work outside their regular work hours, but for many, regular work involves being "on-call".
Thu, Aug 27
Common software programs such as Microsoft Office and Zoom have tools that can be used for tracking worker productivity, but these features aren't always activated.
World
Tue, Aug 25
Now is not the time for cruise control at work, including when it comes to pay negotiations.
Sun, Jul 26
What we once called 'soft skills' are now the skills that will keep you employed.
Mon, Jun 22
Opinion: Australia offered higher wages, cheaper groceries and bigger opportunities. But six months after moving home, Aziz Al Sa'afin reflects on why none of those factors were enough to make him stay.
Sun, Jun 7
The advice is familiar: exercise, eat and sleep. But a new study suggests not all healthy habits offer the same protection from chronic stress.
Health
Thu, May 28
With many of us fearing that AI might replace us at work, a sense of being seen and “mattering” is a key contributor to job satisfaction – but does your boss know that?
Mon, May 25
Jess Stuart reports on the growing phenomenon of AI burnout and shares tips on how to avoid it.
Mon, Apr 20
Workplaces have become more casual in recent years but it's still possible to be far too loose for your own good at work.
Sun, Apr 12
An internal email sent to staff – signed by board chair Steven Joyce and chief executive Michael Boggs – outlined NZME's response and review "key findings".
Business
Thu, Apr 9
Workers paid "by the clock" are expecting to be shortchanged by the clock's annual windback.
Fri, Mar 27
One survey showed employees are 57% less likely than leaders to believe performance management is working well. But there are better ways.
Mon, Mar 23
Jess Stuart outlines the growth of the four-day week and other healthy alternatives to "hustle culture".
Your HQ is your empathy, deep understanding, subtlety, lived experience – all the things technology can't offer, but will destroy if you let it.
Mon, Feb 23
We all know poorly designed chairs cause physical strain, but here’s why poorly designed workplaces can be so mentally draining.
Wed, Feb 18
Almost half of employees worldwide say they’re currently burned out.
Fri, Feb 13
In early adulthood, multiple systems peak together while in middle age things get harder.
Wed, Feb 11
Retirement offers a range of opportunities that, if played right, can make your last decades of life some of the most fulfilling yet.
Sun, Feb 8
These feelings strike every January, so why does this year feel more brutal than most? And how do you get yourself out of it?
Mon, Jan 26
How about instead of striving for perfection this year you strive to enhance your natural strengths and seek interesting twists and turns?
Sun, Jan 11
'Revenge quitting' your job can at times seem tempting, but experts are warning of the potential risks that come with it.
Sat, Jan 3
In this extract from his biography, Shaun Johnson recalls the moment he realised he was wanted back in the Warriors.
Your body clock is an amazingly precise internal timing system, but how does it work?
December 15, 2025
