New Zealand manufacturing activity eased from a 15-month high in November, while remaining in expansion for the 26th consecutive month, as production and new orders declined in the month.

A $6 billion drop in dairy farmers' incomes this season is a blow to the wider economy, no question, writes Brian Fallow. But it's not all bad.

An architect of the Trinity forestry tax scheme has failed to convince the High Court to halt bankruptcy action against him.

Manufacturing sales rose in the third quarter as an increase in output of metal building products offset a decline for both meat and dairy.

Today we count down to the announcement of the Herald Business Leader of the Year. Here are the first of this year’s nominees. The winner will be named on Saturday.

An architect of the Trinity forestry tax scheme is facing bankruptcy action from the Bank of New Zealand over a guarantee he gave on debt.

NZ's services sector expansion slowed from a month earlier, as economic growth moderated from a rapid to a more sustainable pace.

Westpac NZ's record annual cash profit of $864m confirms a bumper year for the big banks. In fact, at $4.1b, that's almost $1000 for every man, woman and child in NZ.

BNZ chief executive Anthony Healy has thrown his weight behind efforts to clean up New Zealand's polluted waterways.

NZ manufacturing activity picked up in August, extending the period of expansion to two years, and pointing to more industrial production.

Two of New Zealand's largest banks will this week be served court papers over claims they charged more than 41,600 customers unfair penalty fees.

BNZ's head of migrant banking, Frank Cui, reckons he has a pretty good grasp of the challenges immigrants face when building a new life in NZ.

Outgoing BNZ boss Andrew Thorburn won't be cutting all his ties with New Zealand when he crosses the Tasman to start a new role as chief executive of parent company National Australia Bank in August.

When it releases its monetary policy statement on Thursday the Reserve Bank is expected to turn up the volume on its warning that it is preparing to remove the support of ultra-low interest rates in place since the recession.