Business & Markets

Head of Stats NZ resigns over botched census

The head of Stats NZ has resigned following the release of a report into the botched 2018 online census. The government statistician and Stats NZ chief executive... Read More

Housing market strong in the Bay - REINZ

According to the REINZ house price index which measures the changing value of property in the market, the Bay of Plenty has increased by 6.5 per cent from July... Read More

Meat prices drive increase in overall food prices

Rising meat prices drove food prices up in July 2019, Stats NZ says today. Meat and poultry prices rose 2.8 per cent, with higher prices for chicken, lamb, and... Read More

Govt announces employment strategy

The Government's latest employment strategy is said to be the driving force is making sure all New Zealander's can achieve their potential by developing skills,... Read More

Holding fee at pump causes nightmare weekend

Tauranga resident Vanessa Campbell has spoken out about an issue at a petrol station that caused 'a massive inconvenience” for her weekend. Vanessa... Read More

Funding secured for Tauranga’s new cruise hub

More than 4000 jobs are expected to be created in the tourism industry following the Tauranga City Council securing nearly $1 million in central government funding... Read More

Fonterra expects multi-million dollar loss

Fonterra has announced it expects to make a reported loss of $590-675 million this financial year, taking into account likely write-downs. The announcement comes... Read More

Quietly growing the chorus of female angels

Popular culture paints angels as female, the Bible as blokes. Either or, Nina Le Lievre, the new archangel or CEO of Enterprise Angels, the group that connects... Read More

Minimum wage rise boosts private sector pay rates

The rise in the minimum wage helped lift labour cost index salary and wage rates 0.7 per cent in the June 2019 quarter, says Stats NZ. 'This is the largest quarterly... Read More

Frustrated shop owners gather at Red Square

Frustrated shop owners and members of the public fed up with the way the CBD is being treated, took to the streets today to voice their opinions. A group of about... Read More

Worker left paralysed after workplace incident

A North Island company has been fined $304,750 after a workplace incident on a mobile elevating work platform left a worker permanently paralysed from the neck... Read More

Jobs and wages boost shows strong NZ economy

The Coalition Government's economic plan is delivering jobs and higher wages for New Zealanders, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says. The unemployment rate... Read More