Port of Tauranga's mixed ownership structure is considered a significant influence on its established position as New Zealand's best-performing port.

The high kiwi dollar means it's a great time to be an importer or to go on holiday.

Shops and bars will open in downtown Christchurch next month for the first time since the February 22 earthquake two years ago.

A teacher at one of New Zealand's most prestigious private boarding schools was sacked after a disagreement over grades descended into an drawn-out dispute.

Work in post-disaster Christchurch has officially swung from recovery and demolition to rebuild, the Government said today.

"Does anyone in Parliament now represent poorer consumers who spend proportionately more on fruit, veg and other foods than richer voters?" asks Norman Gemmell.

A deer farm worker who was dismissed after more than 20 animals died from disease has been awarded more than $12,000.

The conversation went something like this: "We, Fran, are a continent. You are an island."

A new free service has been launched by a Warkworth businessman to help close the gap on New Zealand's skills shortages.

House prices and overall sales numbers eased last month but the property market remains much stronger than a year ago, according to figures out this morning.

This weekend Prime Ministers John Key and Julia Gillard hold their annual pow-wow in Queenstown.

The Mainzeal receivership highlights once again the poor governance of the Richina Pacific group of companies.

We cling to the same predictable policy framework while our currency appreciates and the dilemma facing our exporters remains, writes John Walley. The world has changed and New Zealand needs to take notice.

Many of Mainzeal's workforce of 400 staff learned about the collapse of the company on Waitangi Day through the media.

Very weak jobs data from Statistics New Zealand yesterday raised economists' eyebrows.

New Zealand's unemployment rate fell from a 13-year high in the last three months of 2012 as people stopped looking for work and the participation rate shrank.

Auckland's property market had a booming January, with one real estate company selling 78pc more homes worth more than $1 million than the same month last year.

The New Zealand dollar has hit 76 on the Reserve Bank's trade-weighted index, its highest level since at least 1990, writes Brian Fallow.