The dairy industry has been a star performer for decades, but the time has come for others in the New Zealand family of commodities to share the limelight...

Dairy giant Fonterra has unveiled a pilot scheme to put free milk into Northland primary schools.

New Zealanders wound back spending on credit and debit cards in November as the hangover from the Rugby World Cup spending binge set in a month before Christmas.

New Zealand's terms of trade - the amount of imports that can be funded by a fixed quantity of exports - fell in the third quarter, driven by falling prices for primary sector exports and a strong kiwi dollar.

National leader John Key talks about Teapotgate, asset sales and New Zealand's credit rating downgrade.

Labour leader Phil Goff talks about media training, the minimum wage and superannuation decisions.