The Kiwi love affair with Asia may be waning with fewer now thinking Asia is important to New Zealand's future or viewing Asian immigration as positive.

A resthome worker who hid behind a door when discovered with a gardener in a dead resident's studio has been awarded more than $6000 in lost wages.

Guinness Peat Group (GPG), the investment holding company in the final stages of selling all but one of its assets, is considering its options after completing a share buyback yesterday.

When American Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics "ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative" in 1944, it's unlikely he gave any consideration to the sentiment behind his popular song.

There is no real risk to insurance companies in this, as it is either passed on to reinsurers, or is covered by weather-linked "catastrophe bonds", writes Michael Naylor.

The Hawaiian Airlines president and chief executive's love of aviation developed as a child frequently flying across the Atlantic from the United States to Britain.

The International Monetary Fund counsels against "messing with" the NZ monetary policy framework.

We can expect to see the price rise steadily again over the coming months, writes Liam Dann. The commodity price of dairy has been tracking up since it hit a worrying low last winter.

Almost half of Auckland's small and medium-sized firms expect a lift in sales in the coming year, research suggests.

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne says his proposed tax on employer-provided carparks is about fairness and he questions why opponents have only now challenged the plan.

The most timely gauge of manufacturing is the most positive it has been for a year, as a pick-up in construction boosts upstream suppliers.

Prime Minister John Key this morning released documents detailing Solid Energy's ambitious expansion plans.

When it comes to hiring IT staff, there's at least as much pressure on employers to put their best foot forward as there is on job candidates.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler delivered a warning to the financial markets yesterday - don't assume interest rates can only go up from here.

More than 350 young people have signed on as building apprentices since a $2000 bonus became available last Wednesday for the first 10,000 apprentices who sign up.

New Zealand property prices rose last month but a supply shortage in some regions is starting to takes it toll on overall sales volumes.

New Zealand's largest health insurer is supporting a proposed tax change to make policy cover cheaper.

Prime Minister John Key says he will raise the possibility of Brazilian energy company Petrobras returning to New Zealand when he meets the country's President.

The wine industry risks slipping back into overproduction as one of the driest summers in living memory provides outstanding grape-growing conditions across the country, says an analyst.

Rodney Hide looks at the left's latest cause for businesses to cough up a "living wage".

Sheep and beef farmers may be in for a tough time with profits predicted to halve this season as the full impact of lower lamb prices and widespread drought starts to hit home.