An internet company that shares its name with the controversial app Uber is embroiled in a trademark stoush with the global giant.

Airfares should fall to reflect plummeting oil and jet fuel prices but airlines are stalling when it comes to delivering cheaper fares, consumer advocates say.

Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.

Air New Zealand's flights to Buenos Aires will be more than a third filled with passengers from Australia, an analysis of the service says.

Eighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".

Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor.

A company has abandoned a High Court appeal against a decision rejecting its application to mine up to 50 million tonnes of black sand off the West Coast seabed.

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon expects low oil prices to stimulate demand for travel but for their beneficial effect on the airline's fuel bill to be muted by the fall in the New Zealand dollar.

California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company's driver background checks and other allegations.

How much does it cost to buy a clean background check in India's capital? Drivers for Uber say the equivalent of a $130 bribe.

Senior New Zealand public servants' and chief executives' total collective pay is at the lowest level in six years.

We've listed some of the controversies the car-sharing service Uber has found itself in around the world.

ANZ's heavy traffic index fell 2.9 per cent last month, seasonally adjusted, reversing most of its gains over September and October.

Driving the business from the board table is giving NZ Bus executive Shane McMahon a different perspective on his day job.

Farmers have been increasing their spending on equipment as cash flows were boosted by Fonterra's record payout.

Hundreds of new homes will be developed on Housing Corporation land in some Auckland suburbs, including Avondale, New Lynn and South Auckland.

Alexandra Park's chief executive Dominique Dowding said apartments would be for sale from February and she predicted occupation of the Green Lane West Rd places by the end of 2016.

New Zealand's wealthiest man, Graeme Hart, has just finalised plans for another superyacht to add to his collection.

An Uber executive has come under fire for saying they should hire researchers to dig up dirt on journalists who criticise the company.

New Zealand tractor sales are expected to match record highs this year, thanks to high milk prices and good growing conditions.

Airbus will develop a new Beluga transport aircraft to fly around large parts of its new A350XWB.

Government transport officials are urging their political masters to support an early start to Auckland's $2.4 billion underground rail project.

Airbus is strengthening its presence in Asia - a market which is shaping up as a key battleground for competition with rival Boeing.

Mainfreight shares, which have jumped by a third this year, fell after it posted first-half earnings that disappointed some investors.

Boat builder Alloy Yachts, who confirmed they would be cutting a number of jobs last week, have just launched their latest superyacht.