The Dominion Post

Tourism New Zealand's new boss Kevin Bowler is fully aware of the importance of the country's image overseas, writes Nick Churchouse .

By PAUL MCBETH

Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s largest exporter of dairy products, has sold its stake in a joint venture to market Anchor products.

By PAUL MCBETH

Communications Minister Steven Joyce has granted Telecom nine months to cut down potential information-sharing among its units as part of the company’s government-enforced operational separation.

The Press

The Press takes a look at developments in beef, lamb and dairy prices.

By PATTRICK SMELLIE

A partially privatised, government-backed oil and gas exploration business emerges as a practical option for kick-starting a higher level of activity, says a report.

By ADRIAN CHANG - The Independent

Capital controls won't fix the volatile NZ dollar, according to a visiting central banker from a country with a history of fiddling with the dials.

Oil exploration company Trans-Orient is planning to drill three shallow test wells in the Waitangi Hill area to the north of Gisborne.

By TIM CRONSHAW - The Press

The average New Zealand dairy farmer will use one-quarter of the season's milk payout to service interest payments on loans.

By TINA LAW - The Press

Prime Minister John Key has hit back at Labour leader Phil Goff's criticism of New Zealand's monetary policy, saying it meets international best practice.

An Auckland developer has bought Christchurch businessman Dave Henderson's Five Mile development.

By ALAN WOOD - The Press

CBS Canterbury says its new BB+ credit rating is a good outcome for a lender of its size as it continues a longer-term push to become a bank.

By KRIS HALL - The Dominion Post

Hanover Finance trustee Perpetual Trust says it will go through Allied Farmers' debt-for-equity offer with a fine-tooth comb to ensure investors fully understand the proposal before voting on the deal next month.

The Dominion Post

Fairfax Digital chief executive Jack Matthews is joining the board of Crown Fibre Holdings, the company that will manage the Government's $1.35 billion ultrafast broadband rollout.

The Dominion Post

During Global Entrepreneurship Week, BusinessDay puts questions to Wellington entrepreneurs and angel investors. Today: Dave Moskovitz.

By MATT RILKOFF - Taranaki Daily News

Manaia's Christmas lights went up as the curtain came down on 28 jobs at the Yarrows factory there yesterday.

Emotions ran high on what was described as a "sad, sad day" at Yarrows The Bakers in Manaia after 28 jobs were axed.

By BEN HEATHER - The Dominion Post

Flight simulator company Flight Experience will take off again after one of the company's founders bought it back from the receivers.

The Dominion Post

A vending machine allows surfers to buy surf wax just before they hit the water.

By KRIS HALL - The Dominion Post

Fraud is rife in the workplace, with tough times driving middle management employees to plunder company funds to fix their own financial woes.

The case for planting trees to offset the cost of the emissions trading scheme will get stronger in time, Environment Minister Nick Smith says.