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Suez Canal grounding: Pilots, crew under scrutiny as Ever Given costs mount

Legal experts predict a long fight ahead as massive bill for damage and delays comes due.

How to fix housing: Underwrite lenders to speed up building

There is a shortage of funding for property developers.

Toyota chief says NZ's EV ambitions aren't realistic

Opinion: Global production of pure EVs and hybrids is still only a fraction of the total.

NZ sharemarket posts gain as AIA stands out

The New Zealand sharemarket is regaining some new-found confidence.

Suez Canal grounding will prompt logistics rethink - academic

The Suez Canal incident may prompt a rethink of world transport logistics.

New laundry strips eliminate detergent bottles and throw-away plastic scoops

Dissolvable strips eliminate need for environmentally-damaging bottles and powders.

ASB board chair to retire

Gavin Walker will retire at the end of August.

Kiwi shipping customers not helping in freight logjam, finding shows

Freight congestion drives up costs and places severe stress on NZ business, says MoT.

Market close: Energy stocks help sharemarket to small gain

Contact and Meridian provide a small gain, as the S&P/NZX 50 closes 0.16 per cent up.

New Foodstuffs distribution centre - enough toilet paper for 100 supermarkets

'It's the thing that most worries humans.'

Analysts' verdict on Spark's big cloud push

Telco reckons it's positioned well for the cloud and IoT, amid new competition.

'A convoluted nightmare': The pensioner who discovered she didn't own her home

Alleged investment scheme that's seen family homes up for mortgagee sale referred to SFO.

'Some builders could go under' as timber shortage hits major supplier

Carter Holt Harvey reportedly can't supply timber because of the house construction spike.

New Infratil boss: From takeover target to working out to deploy billions as asset prices surge

New Infratil boss has record funds to deploy, assuming the fund is not taken over.

Business Insider: Shareclarity suspends My Food Bag coverage amid Jarden acquisition talks

Plus, Sir Ben Ainslie's pricey Auckland pad.

Historical fraud and Covid tip NZ's largest Chinese-language media company into liquidation

A former shareholder has given the media properties a lifeline.

Sharemarket finishes week on soft note

NZ sharemarket finished the week on a soft note, despite a strong retail result.

Cook Islands bubble: Air New Zealand gearing up for flights

Visitors from the Cook Islands have had quarantine-free entry to NZ for two months.