From Africa to Ireland, mines that have produced zinc for decades are now tapped out.

Atlas Iron, Australia's fourth-largest iron ore supplier, will suspend all operations this month in response to a slump in prices to their lowest in a decade.

Gina Rinehart has locked in supply contracts with three of the largest iron ore-consuming Asian nations outside of China.

Dividend imputation credits in Australian headlines this week looked strange from a NZ viewpoint because Oz business leaders, rather than unions, are calling for reforms of the system, writes Brian Gaynor.

Oil bobbing around the US$50 mark was the "the elephant in the room" at the Advantage New Zealand Petroleum Summit but veteran oil man Sean P Flanagan says he's seen it all before.

An Auckland foreign exchange had New Zealanders clawing to swap their Kiwi dollars for Aussies yesterday.

One-time environmental activist turned face of the Colorado oil and gas industry in says the road to winning the public over is a long and "boring" one.

Fliway Group shares slipped below their $1.20 offer price yesterday after the freight and logistics operator made its sharemarket debut in the first NZX listing of the year.

Is "parity" worth a party? As our dollar approached equal value with Australia's on Monday, it was not hard to find party poopers.

Dulux took a $15.2m provision to settle its tax dispute with the IRD over subsidiary Alesco NZ's use of optional convertible notes.

The New Zealand dollar is continuing its record-breaking run against the Australian dollar in recent weeks and was last night closing in on parity.

New Zealand's richest man, Graeme Hart, is understood to be planning to float most of Carter Holt Harvey in what could be the biggest IPO this year.

The New Zealand dollar has been knocking on the door of parity with the Australian dollar over Easter, touching just under 99.7c tonight.

The New Zealand dollar has moved another step closer to parity with the Australian dollar this morning hitting another post float high of 99.65c in New York trading.

Fonterra's half-year result was a disappointment for farmers and investors in the co-operative's listed shareholders' fund.

Invivo Wines has become the first company in New Zealand to raise the maximum amount allowed through an equity crowdfunding campaign.

Synlait Milk's share price has tumbled after the Canterbury-based specialised milk powder manufacturer reported a $6.4 million net loss for the six months to January.

A publicly-owned entity must pay Mobil almost $1m in courts costs for its failed attempt to get the oil company to pay for the clean-up of Auckland's tank farm.

Iron ore baron Andrew Forrest likes doing things his own way.

NZX dairy futures drop sharply in response to co-op’s plan to put more product up for auction.

Panasonic's shares jumped after the company forecast profit will climb 23 per cent next fiscal year to the highest since 2008 on demand for housing and car information and entertainment systems.

Forrest raised alarm bells for the watchdog after telling a business dinner in Shanghai that he would be happy to cap Fortescue's iron ore production at 180 million tonnes a year.

Pumpkin Patch shares came off the boil yesterday, ending a three-day rally that had been prompted by the struggling retailer's flagging of the potential for a takeover.

A think tank report into unlocking planning obstacles faced by miners says central government needs to fund local councils for handling complex resource applications.