Central Auckland-based Media Design School will be the only tertiary institute in the country to offer students the chance to publish their games onto the PlayStation Network

Timur flew 21,116kms from Magadan, Russia, just to taste beer and buy 2 breweries. He couldn't speak any English so he had to use Google Translate to communicate.

The new Air NZ livery in a timelapse and the unveiling of the new Boeing 787-9 Aircraft at Boeing's Everett factory near Seattle. Courtesy Air New Zealand/YouTube.

In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF says that although the global recovery is gaining strength, there are risks to the outlook in both advanced and emerging markets countries. Courtesy: IMF

Captain David Morgan gives us a rare look inside Air New Zealand's new 787 flight simulator.

See a fly through video with artist's impressions of what Auckland Airport will look like in 30 years time.

Branches like cosy libraries? More friendly ATM's? Visiting banking technology expert Cyrus Daruwala talks to the Herald's Chris Daniels.

Outgoing Tourism Industry Association Martin Snedden talks to Herald tourism writer Grant Bradley about the future of the industry. How do we increase annual revenue from $24b to $41b in just 11 years?

NZ Herald writer Anne Gibson talks with Ian McPherson, chief executive of New Zealand's largest health insurer, Southern Cross

Big rises in household power bills are largely because of higher charges from Transpower to recover the cost of recent national grid upgrades, says Prime Minister John Key. Consumers in Wellington and Auckland have recently been told by power companies, including Genesis and Meridian, of big increases in their daily fixed charges which are only partly offset by small decreases in per unit charges.

Retail reporter Christopher Adams talks with Malcolm Rands, chief executive of eco-friendly household products company ecostore.

Founder and owner Eiichi Ishii talks about the creation of Queenstown's world renowned Millbrook golf course.

Air NZ has unveiled a record interim financial result for the first half of the 2014 financial year. The airline says its net profit after tax was $140m - a 40 per cent jump on the same period the year before. Chief executive Christopher Luxon said the hard work of the airline's 11,000 staff had placed the airline in a position where it was able to adapt to a changing economic and competitive environment. A good economic outlook in the airline's 'key revenue markets' was good news, said Luxon, with the airline well placed with new planes arriving soon.

The Government has announced its Genesis share offer will proceed next month but it may sell less than the 49 per cent offered if there is not enough demand from potential buyers in a "front end bookbuild".The Government expects to sell between 30 per cent and 49 per cent of the shares in genesis. When the programme was first mooted, the government said it would offer up to 49 per cent of power companies.

Prime Minister John Key has confirmed the Government will go ahead with the partial privatisation of Genesis Energy over the next month or so but has underlined the sale will be the last one under a National Government.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the development of housing within Christchurch’s new frame will provide exciting opportunities for inner-city living and help with renewal of the central city. “The Crown will build the central park, as well as the Margaret Mahy Family Playground and streetscape, and provide serviced Super-Lots to help developers build each stage of the new community,”

People will be able to bike or walk from Devonport to St Heliers via the proposed SkyPath, crossing the water under a new tube-like structure suspended beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Telecom intends to change its name later this year to Spark, Simon Moutter CEO talks about the intention to change the name. The company said as it announced flat net profit of $167 million for the 6 months ending 31 December 2013. Moutter said "Spark better reflects the company's new direction and the aspirations it has for its place in the life of New Zealanders".

New Zealand suppliers are fearful of speaking to the Commerce Commission about anti-competitive behaviour in case they are blacklisted across the Tasman, Labour MP Shane Jones has claimed in Parliament today.

Business reporter Chris Daniels talks to David Prentice, chief executive of Opus International Consultants.

NZ Herald business reporter Hamish Fletcher interviews PricewaterhouseCoopers NZ chief executive Bruce Hassall about the latest Global CEO survey.

Supermarket giant Countdown - already facing a consumer backlash over its Australian parent's ban on New Zealand products - is accused of blackmailing New Zealand suppliers into paying to keep their products on its shelves.

A new online anti-gambling lobby group has released its first commercial in the US, as part of a big campaign warning of the dangers of legalised internet gambling.

Fair Play on Fees lawyer Andrew Hooker explains the latest legal action taken against major New Zealand banks ASB, Westpac and BNZ. (supplied)

Footage of the arrival of the first direct flight from Guangzhou into the South Island this week. 228 Chinese visitors were flown here to celebrate Chinese New Year and marked the first time a Dreamliner has flown commercially to Christchurch, highlighting the increasing numbers of Chinese visitors choosing the South Island over the north.

In the carmaker's third-quarter ad to introduce its K900 luxury sedan, Laurence Fishburne reprises his Matrix role as Morpheus and displays some surprising operatic skills.

Ellen DeGeneres reimagines the Goldilocks and The Three Bears fairytale in this ad running in the third quarter of the Super Bowl that introduces Beats Music, a streaming music service.

The cereal maker brings back an interracial family that starred in a prior spot. This one shows a father telling his daughter that they're going to have an addition to the family, a baby boy. Then, the little girl strongly suggests they also get a puppy.

Rising inflationary pressures exacerbated by accelerating building activity pose a threat to New Zealand's economic growth and warrant a return to more normal interest rates, Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler says. The economy has been expanding beyond its potential growth rate for "some time" and inflationary pressures are beginning to appear, particularly in the construction sector where resources are being reallocated to deal with the Canterbury rebuild and Auckland housing construction

A Boeing 777 requires a team of up to 30 people for a full strip-and-repaint project, which is turned around in just 12 to 13 days.See this time lapse video of a Boeing 777-200 being stripped and re-painted in the Emirates paint hangar in Dubai.