Rugby fans from around the world will find out on Monday whether they have secured tickets to the semisand final of the Rugby World Cup in the third phase of the ticket balloting system.

Rachel Hunter's modelling career kicked off in one of Tip Top's ads when she was just 15. It was the mid-1980s and a Trumpet cost 95c.

A $99 airfare looks good, but extras can take the total to $450.

Thousands of people have been told their activity vouchers given as Christmas gifts will not be honoured.

A NZ-based baby buggy company is working to repair thousands of its strollers amid fears they could cut users' fingertips.

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.

A family have discovered honesty can be costly on Air New Zealand.

A group of Auckland retailers wants to remind shoppers of the pleasures of buying in stores.

An industry insider says rising costs facing local food suppliers could force many to shift manufacturing abroad to stay competitive.

Herald photographer Sarah Ivey shares her top tips for making sure your holiday snaps are keepers

Food is tipped to become up to 10 per cent more expensive than it was a year ago.

Three out of four New Zealand homes are failing to meet new energy-efficiency standards.

Exchanging gifts may depend on having the right paperwork and the harassed retailer's goodwill.

Some of the country's leading fashion boutiques are playing fast and loose with the law on replacing or refunding damaged goods.