Tourism Holdings says it has resolved a banking covenants breach issue with its banks.

Several appeals have been launched to help Cantabrians following today's devastating earthquake. ANZ launched an appeal and announced it would make the first donation, $1 million.

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Tourism Holdings said it won't meet full-year profit guidance because forward bookings have been hit by the spate of floods and storms in Australia and softening tourism demand locally and in the UK.

Building consent figures fell sharply in December, with one economist saying they probably cannot get any worse.

Firm fills the gaps between advertising, design and project management.

The first ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey of the new year has recorded a rise in consumer confidence, particularly in earthquake-hit Canterbury, but the survey's authors say households are still cautious.

The New Zealand dollar climbed back above 77 US cents as food inflation fears prompted investors to seek out commodity-linked currencies.