Dita De Boni writes: "No matter what the issue, McCully's modus operandi is to issue a press release so insipid it makes the phone directory look like top-shelf literature."

The criticism New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has levelled at Dame Jenny Shipley for her role with China Construction Bank's local operation is hard to take seriously.

AMP Capital New Zealand, which manages more than $18 billion of assets, is betting the kiwi dollar will fall as economic growth passes its peak.

The final pricing for Vista Group's sharemarket float is towards the lower end of the indicative range.

Big changes lie ahead for the international dairy trade when the European Union (EU) dismantles its 30-year-old quota system next year.

A permanent ban against a former shareholder of a budget sunglasses distributor from working in a similar New Zealand business is void, according to a High Court judge.

Prices in New Zealand have shot up by 7500 per cent during the past century - but milk, cheese and eggs are relatively cheaper than in 1914.

Economists still expect the Reserve Bank to raise its official cash rate to 3.5 per cent next week.

Why has the median house price risen 25% in Auckland in the past two years, yet the median rent for a three-bedroom rental has risen just 6%?

A 74-year-old office worker made redundant after 18 years has been told she won't get a payout from her Pizza Hut bosses.

A recent study suggests that the positive impact of exercise on your personal life may extend to how well you function at work.

Feel like you're paying a bit more for your veges at the moment? You're not wrong. Latest prices detail the impact winter is having on your seasonal staples.

When I was 16 - that's (ahem) 25 years ago now, right before Japan spiralled into economic stagnation - I stayed a year with a Japanese family as an AFS exchange student.

Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, must have noticed a striking difference between New Zealand and Australia when he visited the countries on consecutive days this week.

Fonterra and other big players on the international dairy market will need to buy or tie up with more companies to maintain the kind of growth they have enjoyed over the last few years.

Two recent surveys indicate some loss of momentum in the manufacturing sector.

Petfood, honey, a real estate agent, menswear, tea & coffee — you might not know it, but thanks to the Super Fund, you’ve got a stake in them all, reports Lesley Springall.

Those on paid parental leave will be able to work occasionally on "keeping in touch days" without losing their entitlement under moves to increase the scheme's flexibility.

Would-be immigrants with higher-level English language skills may be given higher priority after an international review of New Zealand's migration policy.

The Reserve Bank has revised up its estimate of the economy's potential or non-inflationary growth rate next year, but it is still shy of the levels prevailing between the mid-90s and mid-2000s.

There were no hints of intervention in the foreign exchange market by the Reserve Bank yesterday despite the New Zealand dollar coming within striking distance of its highest point against the US dollar since floating in 1985.

Entrepreneur Christina Domecq launched her latest business, Ora, at an event last night that included an address from Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.

One of the nicest things about working alone is that you can indulge all your bizarre idiosyncrasies and there's nobody there to notice.

Business confidence has fallen in the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's latest quarterly survey of business opinion, flagging a moderation in the pace of economic growth.

A perfect storm of interest rate hikes, lending restrictions and inclement weather is being blamed for a slump in house sales.

The country is enjoying high job growth, which is encouraging people to stay here rather than pack up for Australia, Trade Me says.