Customers wanting to get out of Telecom XT contracts may have grounds to do so - but only if they have been the victim of repeated faults in the network.

A lobby group says mobile customers will pay if the telecommunications industry is not regulated.

A kiwi salesman was stunned to receive a $1100 bill from Telecom for just 10 minutes of internet access from his laptop.

Buying a bunch of flowers, parking a car and paying bills or fines by credit card could all result in customers having to pay new surcharges.

Good food and electronics are among the top luxury items Kiwis will spend their spare cash on in the next six months.

Transport innovations are needed for New Zealand to survive a looming oil supply squeeze.

The wine glut has been a challenge to the New Zealand wine industry this year.

Here in New Zealand successful entrepreneurs have done well out of everything from public toilets to coffins and even a gas-powered hangi.

In the first of a four-part series, Diana Clement talks to entrepreneurs who have turned their dreams into business success.

The Herald is running a series previewing how life might be in 2030. Today, Beck Vass looks at the homes of the future.