Reserve Bank keeps OCR at 0.25%
Year-long promise not to move interest rates has expired - but there's no change regardless.
Harts buy ice cream company Emerald Foods
2:26 PM Rich lister Graeme Hart and his son Harry have bought ice cream company Emerald Foods Group, returning it to Kiwi ownership.
NZ 'neck and neck' with Australia over British trade deal
British papers surprise New Zealand exporters about closeness of UK free trade deal.
KiwiSaver membership fees 'should go'
KiwiSavers pay $85 million in annual membership fees, but the FMA says there's little justification for them.
Potential buyer for mill appears
2:32 PM Is salvation in store for Whakātane's biggest private employer?
FMA demands KiwiSaver fee reviews
KiwiSaver scheme managers have been told to review their fees every year, and demonstrate they are providing savers with “value for money”.
Kiwibank's gambling blocker 'saves people from losing $10k each'
Hayley Beattie identified the impact online gambling had on some customers who were unable to work from home during the alert level 4 last year.
Investors pump more money into NZ start-ups despite Covid
Report for Google NZ says economy could get $46b annual lift from 'digital transformation'.
Hands up if you’ve ever had a great idea for an app that’s going to take over the world?
OPINION: There are countless resources online to help with creating an app from scratch but here are some top tips for those who may not come from a tech background.
Cloud tech to simplify SME admin
SPONSORED: New Zealand is a land of DIYers. But this sometimes leads us to work harder, not smarter.
Even doctors suffer from unhealthy work environments
OPINION: Some of the most sought-after professions can be the most demanding for young people to train in. The medical profession is no exception.
Hub lights digital candle in small-town Northland
A new iwi-led digital, business and learning hub aims to combat poverty and give independence to Ngāpuhi whānau.
Sealord tests the waters of local labour with new hoki season shift
With reduced overseas travellers in Nelson, Sealord has added a new ‘school hours’ shift to help more locals take up a hoki season job.
The benefits of part-time work
Happiness on just one day a week. New UK research finds a little bit of work may be satisfying but too much is not.
How technology helped connect the dots
Covid lockdowns helped a small deep south communications business widen its reach.
NZ's houses make $200b in capital gains over 12 months
The country's housing stock is now worth a combined total of $1.39 trillion.
The value of private sector landlords
OPINION: Private landlords are doing the ‘heaving lifting’ in the provision of rental housing in New Zealand. New rules to stabilise house prices won't help.
Property investors dominated market in March, data shows
But Corelogic says that could be set to change.
Hutt Valley High pupils may have to leave school grounds for class due to mould
Rented spaces near Lower Hutt's biggest school - but outside its grounds - may be used temporarily as classrooms after toxic mould was found in some classrooms.
Even doctors suffer from unhealthy work environments
OPINION: Some of the most sought-after professions can be the most demanding for young people to train in. The medical profession is no exception.
Let’s not confuse retirement village living with homeownership
OPINION: There's a tradeoff for living in a retirement village, and many are happy to make it.
Navigating our complex relationship with China
OPINION: China is a hugely diverse country. Conflating 1.4 billion individuals with a political party is, at best, lazy.
Companies must be our carbon heroes
OPINION: Companies, not households, must drive emissions reductions, Z Energy says.
Live export ban upsets both sides
A ban on all livestock exports from New Zealand has been met with disappointment by interest groups in South Canterbury.
Vanishing Lands: High country at risk
High country farmers fear government reforms threaten their generations of work in one of the world's most stunning landscapes.
Organic sector now a $720m industry
Demand for organic dairy and wine has jumped over the last three years.
What is natural wine, anyway?
You may have heard these terms, but what do they really mean? A sommelier explains the ins and outs.
Wastewater plants highest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in district
Reducing emissions from wastewater plants is the big challenge for Waipā district if it wants to meet new targets.
How to find an eco-friendly home builder who takes sustainability seriously
It's important to ask the right questions to ensure you find a builder who has sustainable values.
NZ solar power takeup still low but economics are changing, says installer
Lightforce raised millions of dollars last year to grow and get ready for a boom it believes is coming in the next 12 months.
Fletcher Building to convert tyres into cement at Whangārei plant
About half of the 6.3 million waste tyres created in New Zealand each year will be used in cement manufacturing at the Golden Bay Cement plant instead of going into landfill.
The year of Covid-19 was a great time for super wealthy
As coronavirus led to dislocation and suffering across the globe, the world’s wealthiest people were amassing ever more vast fortunes with 660 more people becoming billionaires.
Australian vaccine delay casts doubt over Qantas' international restart plans
Delay has thrown out the timeline for re-opening Australia’s border beyond New Zealand.
The forgotten shipping pallet is staging a pandemic-era rally
Demand for the unsung hero of the global economy is soaring, and the price is going up.
Airlines pull Boeing Max over electrical issue
Boeing says the electrical issue was discovered on a plane on the production line.
Tapping the top of the South's export potential
Live export ban upsets both sides
'Treehouse' tenant must find $18k within days, or get out
Potential buyer for mill appears
Harts buy ice cream company Emerald Foods
Women tradies say they're dealing with barriers including sexism, toilet access
Organic sector now a $720m industry
Reserve Bank keeps OCR at 0.25%
NZ 'neck and neck' with Australia over British trade deal
KiwiSaver membership fees 'should go'
2degrees to build 'almost brand new network' to get into 5G
Wall Street choppy after US regulators seek to pause rollout of J&J vaccine
Opponents label live export ban 'immoral, ill-informed'
NZ pilots turning down opportunity to receive Covid-19 vaccine, union says