Shane Solly is Auckland-based, at Harbour Asset Management, helping to manage $1.4b equity assets including listed real estate businesses. He discusses big new developments, why so many new blocks are planned, which multimillion dollar buildings are on the market and what the outlook is for the sector.

Peter Alexander is the CEO of $780m listed landlord DNZ Property Fund, building around 100 new shops at Westgate on Auckland’s north-west fringes but controlling an extensive portfolio of retail, industrial and commercial properties. Alexander started in December and talks about his role, the direction of the business and its biggest opportunities.

Mark Turnbull, chief executive of Foley Family Wines, talks about the wine, processing and restaurant operations in New Zealand, Bill Foley who is the American behind the business, listing on the NZX and big opportunities for expansion here.

See this Boeing supplied video of how the company tests its new 787-9.

Winner of a $10,000 seed grant from entrepreneur Derek Handley, Hannah Duder. Her idea was to develop a voting app to encourage young people to vote.

Xero chief executive Rod Drury is the EY New Zealand entrepreneur of the year. Hear his thoughts on travelling to Monte Carlo for the World Entrpreneur of the Year awards.

Bruce Patten,a mortgage adviser with Loan Market, explains what why we have so much housing data, what it all means, what numbers are important, what’s happening with mortgage interest rates and what to do if you’re struggling to get a mortgage in the difficult Auckland market.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's speech to the Conference on Inclusive Capitalism in London on May 27, 2014.

Wellington-based Julian Cook is the new chief executive of listed retirement business Summerset Group. He talks about rising demand for villages and where the business is going under his leadership. Cook was previously Summerset’s chief financial officer and before that, at Macquarie in Auckland.

In this supplied video, tech writer Pat Pilcher goes behind the scenes at LG's Korean factories.

In the first of Sarah Stuart’s ’12 Questions’ videos, University of Auckland Business School economist Professor Tim Hazledine advocates ‘heresy’ – no NZ land to be sold to foreigners and exporters like Fonterra to focus on quality than quantity to drive higher prices from a genuinely clean and green environment.

Evan Crawford has been building houses out of straw for the last 20 years in New Zealand and overseas. People have travelled from all over the North Island to take a look at his latest build near Rotorua as interest in the alternative building method grows.

Prime Minister John Key defends the government over Labour's claim of a housing crisis in New Zealand.

Bill English has delivered an election year Budget which includes a bigger than forecast surplus, free doctors' visits for 400,000 more children, big cuts to ACC levies and dangles the prospect of tax cuts in front of voters. Finance Minister Mr English said the Government's much vaunted return to surplus would be $372 million, still slender but well ahead of the wafer thin $86 million forecast six months ago thanks to a rosier economic outlook.

Herald economics editor Brian Fallow gives his thoughts on today's Budget

Fonterra has launched a sustainable dairy farming video series to highlight responsible dairying initiatives on New Zealand farms. This is part two. Jim and Barbara Hitchcock from Rotorua share their experience on nutrient, pasture and herd management.

Deloitte NZ chief executive Thomas Pippos with his thoughts on this week's Budget - is the surplus worth celebrating? What can business and the general public expect from this week's Budget.

Air safety authorities have given the green light for after-dark flights at Queenstown Airport. Video / Queenstown Airport

Fonterra has launched a sustainable dairy farming video series to highlight responsible dairying initiatives on New Zealand farms.

Kiwi tech entrepreneur Derek Handley is on the hunt for an NZ "right-hand" in to manage investments and launch ventures that help drive and fund a new foundation aimed at tackling social issues. See his 'job ad' here.

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

New Zealand Herald Economics editor Brian Fallow gives his expert opinion and analysis from the increase of the OCR and looks ahead to what the Reserve Bank has signaled for the future.