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It might be Australia's biggest day, but the tills will ring loudly and the bubbly will flow on this side of the Tasman as well on Tuesday.

A staggering 40 per cent of Kiwi adults lack the literacy skills to carry out their jobs.

John Key says his deal to keep <i>The Hobbit</i> in NZ was far less than what Labour paid for LOTR, but Labour says the PM isn't telling the full story.

The recruitment company that shortlisted serial fabulist Stephen Wilce for a top defence job says a military court of inquiry was looking for someone outside the system to blame.

The law change that was part of the deal to clinch The Hobbit for New Zealand was still being heatedly debated when Parliament adjourned last night.

Parliament was tonight working its way through a labour law change the Government says is essential to ensure The Hobbit movies are made in New Zealand, but was facing stiff opposition from Labour.

The irony is, many working people end up working on Labour Day.

Staff frequently come up with the answers you need, says expert with an international track record.

Bosses are calling for a guarantee the industrial disputes threatening to derail <i>The Hobbit</i> won't be repeated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Warner Brothers have confirmed that they are considering alternative locations in which to film the two <i>Hobbit</i> films.

The Government is leaving the door open to more tax incentives to keep the shooting of <i>The Hobbit</i> films in New Zealand.

Prime Minister John Key thinks The Hobbit movies can be saved and he is going to do his best to achieve that when Warner Brothers executives arrive next week.

Production of The Hobbit films moving offshore has raised the ire of many Herald readers. We asked where the blame should lie.

There is no new money to offer teachers a bigger pay increase unless they wanted to burden their students with a future of paying off national debt, says Prime Minister John Key.

At least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff attended stop work rallies this in protest against Government workplace changes.

At least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff have attended stop work rallies this afternoon in protest against new employment laws.