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Air New Zealand jobs on the line in cost-cutting drive

Airline says none of the jobs going are on the frontline.

New homes from $49k: House Me cuts prices

New showroom is about to open at Wigram in that fast-growing area of Christchurch.

Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment

The Finance Minister values her 'positive working relationship' with the Treasury boss.

More hope for early rate cut as ASB economists change forecast

Gloomy economy has lifted expectations for November rate cut.

Ikea's owner buying up New Zealand forests

The Overseas Investment Office will allow Ingka Investments to buy 23,495 hectares.

Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash

Low activity overall, but some pick-up in the last few days of June.

How much Japanese-owned top 10 commercial builder made from NZ in latest year

First job: A landmark 57-level luxury tower between Commerce and Gore streets.

Jeff Bezos to offload $8 billion of Amazon stock

Financial Times: Tech giant’s biggest shareholder offloading huge chunks of Amazon shares.

Wellington Zoo attracts record visitors, so why is it losing money?

The zoo is aiming to introduce new experiences to boost revenue.

Queenstown’s Westwood Group buys Ponsonby Central

'Considerable similarities between Ponsonby Central and Steamer Wharf in Queenstown.'

Norway blocks sale of last private property on Arctic archipelago

Financial Times: It's cold. It's remote. But Norway says 'no way' to selling it.

Gloomy business survey sparks rate cut hopes

Latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows a downbeat outlook across all sectors.

New building consents take a tumble

New dwelling consents well down biggest cities from a year before.

Finance Minister unreceptive to calls for new finance monitoring unit

New Zealand warned it's not immune from the risk that Budgets start lacking credibility.

Bank's warning to NZ farmers – don't get complacent on emissions

Rabobank says NZ agriculture should not 'coast' on greenhouse gas emissions.

Cartel ran 'virtually uninterrupted' for nearly 20 years

Cleaner did a dirty deal, prices dropped by up to 30% after cartel arrangement broke down.

‘Let’s not go overboard’ on worries about AI energy use, Bill Gates says

FT: Tech leader says power-hungry AI systems are spurring a boom in clean energy.

Australian law passes to end live sheep exports by sea

Australia to outlaw live sheep exports by sea.