Business & Markets

Clearance sought to merge NZ Bus with Kinetic

An Australasian bus and coach business is seeking clearance to buy NZ Bus and its subsidiaries. Competition watchdog the Commerce Commission has received a clearance... Read More

Norske Skog: Kawerau picking up $1m shortfall

Kawerau District Council ratepayers will have to pick up a rating shortfall of more than $1 million resulting from the closure and subsequent revaluation of Norske... Read More

Kick your food waste habits on Earth Day

Carmel Ireland, the project manager at the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust says Kiwi consumers have a secret dirty habit that emits more tonnes of carbon emissions each... Read More

What‘s on - pickleball, galleries and ceramics

Good morning and welcome to Monday. A heavy rain watch is in place today. It is a cloudy day ahead with occasional rain and easterlies. It's a one-clothing-layer... Read More

New life for iconic building

What was once the Bay's Mills Reef Winery building has opened its doors to a new lease of life as The Vines Bethlehem clubhouse. Work on converting and extending... Read More

What‘s on - outdoor church, music, and egg hunts

Good morning and welcome to Easter Sunday. Kua ara a Ihu Karaiti. Ki te whakaae tou mangai ko Ihu te Ariki, a ka whakapono tou ngakau na te Atua ia i whakaara... Read More

Partners become consultants

Sharp Tudhope Lawyers acknowledge the contribution of former partners as they move into consultant roles. With a combined 129 years of experience, former partners... Read More

BNZ customers left stranded by hours-long outages

Many BNZ customers found themselves stranded at checkouts, with their bank cards not working for several hours today. The bank said it was investigating a systems... Read More

What‘s on - carboot sale, parasol duelling, art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a partly cloudy day with... Read More

Cycle tourism riding high as popularity grows

New Zealand's iconic cycle trails are experiencing a boom in popularity and new research shows they are driving economic activity in the regions as well as benefits... Read More

Food price annual rise highest in over 10 years

Food prices were 7.6 per cent higher in March than the year before - the biggest annual increase in more than a decade. Fruit and vegetable prices rose rose... Read More

NZTA taking control of NZ‘s supply of bitumen

The Transport Agency is taking over nearly all the country's bitumen supply vital to road building because it believes it is being ripped off by suppliers. Documents... Read More