New ZealandVacancies 'disaster' for motelsRecord numbers of rooms are still available for people to book their summer break.25 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoxing Day sales due to hard timesToday you can get a Boxing Day bargain and also help someone in their moment of misfortune. And all you have to do is go shopping.25 Dec 04:30 PM
EconomyChinese company bid for PGG WrightsonChinese agricultural company Agria Corp is aiming to lift its shareholding in PGG Wrightson from the current 19 per cent to a majority stake in a bid with New Hope Group, one of China's largest agricultural and food corporations.23 Dec 10:13 PM
New ZealandKey had urged pay freeze for MPsMPs were given a 1.4 per cent pay rise despite Prime Minister John Key urging the Remuneration Authority to freeze their salaries.23 Dec 09:41 PM
AgribusinessCurrent account surplus swung by $1.7b earthquake claimsNew Zealand had a current account surplus of $35m in the September quarter Statistics New Zealand said today, due largely to Canterbury earthquake insurance claims.21 Dec 10:30 PM
New ZealandNZ wary of China's emergence - WikiLeaksNZ was disturbed by China's rising influence in the Pacific region, a WikiLeaks cable shows.20 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandMillions splurged on fine homesA publicity-shy businesswoman has spent $15 million buying Remuera's historic Fairholm mansion in New Zealand's biggest private home sale of the year.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandGoff disputes anti-nuke law claimsLabour leader Phil Goff has hit back at claims made in a diplomatic cable between Wellington and Washington that NZ's anti-nuclear legislation was influenced by wanting to cut defence costs as well as by ideology.18 Dec 01:30 AM
New ZealandAnti-nuke law 'linked to cost cuts'New Zealand's anti-nuclear legislation was influenced by wanting to cut defence costs as well as by ideology, a WikiLeaks-released cable between Wellington and Washington claims.17 Dec 07:20 PM
New ZealandBorrowing soars as deficit tops $15 billionEnglish confident of return to surplus, but spending limits will have to stay.14 Dec 04:30 PM
AgribusinessFonterra lifts payout by 30cFonterra has this morning announced an increase in its payout forecast for the 2010/2011 season by 30 cents per kilo of milk solids to $6.90.09 Dec 10:25 PM
AgribusinessExtra $1 to farmers means $1bn to economyMore than $1 billion is pumped into the economy every time Fonterra boosts its payout to farmers by $1, says a report which confirms the dairy industry's importance to New Zealand's finances.08 Dec 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy dollar boosts Kiwi incomes - reportNew Zealand's 4.4m cows are providing 26pc of our exports, and the money earned flows right through the economy to urban communities, according to new research.07 Dec 09:20 PM
Opinion<i>Duncan Gillies</i>: Cameron's index unlikely to put a smile on everybody's face03 Dec 04:30 PM
Small BusinessBusiness NZ economic conditions index improvesBusiness New Zealand is cautioning against reading too much into an improvement in an index of economic conditions it compiles.02 Dec 01:15 AM
WorldEurozone fears spread to ItalyIreland's €85 billion bailout has failed to end the crisis of confidence gripping the eurozone.01 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLook how we've changed - New Zealand 38 years onTwo studies of human development, one launched in the 1970s and the other from earlier this year, reveal how different society is today.26 Nov 04:30 PM
