AgribusinessNZ 'missing out' on added value bonanzaNew research says New Zealand is underperforming when it comes to high-value, processed food exports.31 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandWe don't know how lucky we areNZ has the world's best education system, third highest level of personal freedom and our economy is going pretty well, a think-tank says.29 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey: Pay hike 'noose around students' necks'There is no new money to offer teachers a bigger pay increase unless they wanted to burden their students with a future of paying off national debt, says Prime Minister John Key.20 Oct 06:09 AM
Small BusinessNZ has fourth lowest GST rate in OECD: surveyNew Zealand has one of the lowest GST rates in the OECD, despite households now being charged at a higher rate than before.18 Oct 10:45 PM
AgribusinessForeign ownership vital - economistA dramatic change in approvals of foreign ownership of farms could impact the wider overseas investment on which the country is dependent, says one economist.18 Oct 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>John Armstrong:</i> Labour rediscovers the joys of the good old waysLabour's annual conference proclaimed the neo-liberal economic experiment to be well and truly over - the biggest shift in that sphere since the Rogernomics revolution.17 Oct 04:30 PM
EconomyFruit and veg prices up 2.6pc in SeptemberThe cost of fruit and vegetables helped bump up food prices by 0.7 per cent during September, Statistics NZ said today.12 Oct 10:00 PM
Small BusinessNZ weekly incomes dip over past yearThe median weekly income edged lower in the year to June, as more people started receiving money from the Government rose while the self-employed earned less and investment income fell.07 Oct 12:20 AM
AgribusinessOlder, urban Kiwis against foreign ownership - surveyThe company at the centre of a large scale bid to buy 16 NZ dairy farms has commissioned a survey on Kiwi attitudes towards foreign investment.07 Oct 12:00 AM
Opinion<i>Richard Fyers:</i> Overseas buyers a blessing to struggling farmsContrary to public opinion, there is no queue of foreigners to buy farmland in New Zealand.06 Oct 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices dip in overnight auction, remain firmPrices slipped 1.3 per cent at Fonterra's latest online auction of milk powder, holding near a four-month high and keeping intact one of the pillars of New Zealand's terms of trade.05 Oct 07:20 PM
Small BusinessEconomy contracted last quarter, says NZIERAn influential survey of business opinion shows the economy contracted in the September quarter after stalling in June.04 Oct 10:53 PM
Small BusinessKiwis spend up in pre-GST splurgeKiwis pushed an extra $35.8 million through the tills in a last-minute rush to beat the GST rise.04 Oct 02:18 AM
New ZealandGST rise: The hole in your pocketFor some professionals this week's tax cuts make them wealthier than before. Others take home less money than they did six years ago.02 Oct 04:30 PM
