Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler delivered a warning to the financial markets yesterday - don't assume interest rates can only go up from here.

More than 350 young people have signed on as building apprentices since a $2000 bonus became available last Wednesday for the first 10,000 apprentices who sign up.

New Zealand property prices rose last month but a supply shortage in some regions is starting to takes it toll on overall sales volumes.

New Zealand's largest health insurer is supporting a proposed tax change to make policy cover cheaper.

Prime Minister John Key says he will raise the possibility of Brazilian energy company Petrobras returning to New Zealand when he meets the country's President.

The wine industry risks slipping back into overproduction as one of the driest summers in living memory provides outstanding grape-growing conditions across the country, says an analyst.

Rodney Hide looks at the left's latest cause for businesses to cough up a "living wage".

Sheep and beef farmers may be in for a tough time with profits predicted to halve this season as the full impact of lower lamb prices and widespread drought starts to hit home.

The Reserve Bank is taking a more collegial approach to decision-making, with governor Graeme Wheeler announcing a governing committee.

The New Zealand sharemarket surged to a record high yesterday, driven by rises in major stocks including Telecom, Sky TV and Xero.

The number of new international students approved to study in New Zealand has dropped nearly a quarter since 2009 despite government measures to boost the industry.

International investors could be scared off by a Court of Appeal decision yesterday, say tax specialists.

Guy Hallwright has failed in his bid to win back his job with Forsyth Barr after the ERA ruled his conviction for running over a man had damaged the company's reputation.

The Port of Tauranga says a decision allowing it to make way for super-sized containerships has ended a near four-year battle with iwi.

An appeal in a landmark tax avoidance case has been thrown out this morning in what one commentator called a "complete slam dunk" for Inland Revenue.

An 18-year-old bar worker sacked for taking $12 of unclaimed pokie machine winnings as a tip has been awarded more than $13,000 compensation for being unfairly dismissed.