Pacific Lakes Village, one of New Zealand's largest retirement projects is being created in the Bay of Plenty.

Qantas pitches in to help drought stricken regions in Australia. / Qantas

First look: Samsung unveils $2000 1TB smartphone with huge battery.

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Kiwi footwear company Allbirds. / Allbirds

Economy Hub: How bad is this downturn?

McDonald’s has announced a limited edition global currency, the MacCoin, will be released in New Zealand on Thursday. / McDonald's

Liam Dann presents Economy Hub where he has an exclusive interview with Stephen Tindall

A retirement village is nearing completion on a former 100-year-old Remuera bowling club

Mike Hosking talks to Steven Joyce and Grant Robertson regarding fiscal hole. / Newstalk ZB

Trade war deadline is here.

The Impossible Burger: It's meat, Jim, but not as we know it. / Air New Zealand

Mark Knoff-Thomas from the Newmarket Business Association talks about retail trading while the new Westfield mall is being built. / Greg Bowker

Weta Group companies say taxpayer incentives for the New Zealand movie industry are worth every cent for the country even as their operations diverse their income beyond from film production. / Mike Scott

We Can Help With That | Countdown 2018 / Countdown NZ

Countdown has adopted 'You Gotta Know’ by Kiwi funk rock band Supergroove as its new retail backtrack. / Countdown NZ

Economy Hub at the Pub: NZ at a crossroads - which way will the economy go.

EU Commissioner for Trade Dr Cecilia Malmstrom on agriculture in trade talks and the threat of a trade war.

Tourism Industry Aotearoa CEO, Chris Roberts on proposed tourist levy.

Embraer's E2 regional jet undergoing a runway water test in 2017. / Footage courtesy of Embraer

Liam Dann presents Economy Hub: Why your pay rise sucked - but might be better next time.

Avocado prices rose 37 percent in May to record levels after a small harvest, Stats NZ said today. However, prices fell for other fruit and vegetables, such as mandarins and broccoli. / Stats NZ

Vodafone's New Zealand chief executive Russell Stanners is stepping down from the role at the end of October after 17 years with the telco.

How giants like Netflix are changing investing.

The Economy Hub with Liam Dann ,in association with Harbour Asset Management.

First female CEO of BNZ, Angela Mentis, speaks with the NZ Herald about how being a woman is beneficial to the role of Chief Executive Officer. / Jason Oxenham

More than half a million KiwiSaver members left $270 million of government contributions unclaimed last year, and employers may be partly to blame. Source: CFFC

A Herald price comparison found several homewares and electronics were significantly cheaper in Australia - even when the company selling them was the same in New Zealand.

A few Stickman favourites over the years. Credit/FCB

Pak 'n Save's Stickman has just blown out ten candles. Credit/FCB.