The Lotteries Commission wants to boost sales further after a record year.

NZ is very exposed with its high level of external borrowing, says Aaron Hing

Bank economists fear as many as one in 10 Christchurch residents will leave the region if major aftershocks continue in coming months.

Manufacturers, builders and retailers were among the biggest decliners on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2011, although the local market's NZX 50 Index fared better than others...

The New Zealand economy expanded at the fastest pace since 2009 in the third quarter, beating estimates, as manufacturers cranked up production, making up for a contraction in the construction industry.

The dairy industry has been a star performer for decades, but the time has come for others in the New Zealand family of commodities to share the limelight...

Stocks in Europe and the US rallied overnight, with a big jump in US housing starts, good German business confidence and a healthy appetite for Spanish debt.