Business & Markets

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

Council owned organisation facing $3.6M loss

Tauranga City Council owned organisation Bay Venues is facing a $3.6 million loss this year. The organisation manages 24 venues across the city and has faced... Read More

Quayside Holdings announces CEO resignation

After 12 years at the helm, Scott Hamilton has announced he will step down from his role as CEO of Quayside Holdings Limited to explore new opportunities for himself... Read More

Card spending increases in March - Stats NZ

New Zealanders spent $124 million (1.6 per cent) more in March 2022 compared to February 2022, Stats NZ says. Seasonally adjusted card spending on non-retail... Read More

Man kept as slave in NZ speaks out

He was lured to New Zealand with promises of money and a better life, but instead he was kept as a slave, repeatedly assaulted and cut off from his family. For... Read More

NZ blackcurrant may offer hope for diabetics

A new international clinical trial testing a molecule found in New Zealand blackcurrants may offer hope for thousands of Kiwis living with diabetes and associated... Read More

New Zealand to release more oil stocks

New Zealand will release 483,000 barrels from its emergency oil stocks as part of additional action by International Energy Agency member countries in response... Read More

Consumer NZ: Unfair KiwiSaver loophole

Consumer NZ is calling for an unfair KiwiSaver loophole to be closed so that employers are required to make their KiwiSaver contributions on top of an employee's... Read More

Niwaki pōhutukawa creates unique display

While shoppers have been parking at Excelsa Centre in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa, they may have come across the work of Steve Oliver. Some have been admiring the... Read More

Disappointment at Red light status quo

'Bitter disappointment” is how some describe the reaction to New Zealand staying at the red light setting in the Covid traffic light system. Prime Minister... Read More