New banknotes set to be released late next year will cost around $80 million.

The Reserve Bank has unveiled more vibrant and secure banknote designs which will progressively enter circulation later next year.

Finance Minister Bill English has warned that returning to surplus this year will be a challenge due to falling dairy prices and low inflation.

Dairy farmers should be able to weather a low payout for the current season, thanks to last year's record milk price, but two poor seasons in a row would put the sector under financial stress,....

Ahead of his third visit to New Zealand tonight, China's President Xi Jinping has penned this letter to New Zealanders.

For a long time the Lucky Country drew Kiwis to its shores, but as its economy changes we look at some of the risks of relocating to Australia.

Racism is behind negative reactions to Chinese buyers in the property market, says the head of one of New Zealand's largest law firms.

A China-New Zealand television co-production agreement is set to help Kiwi producers access the Chinese market as the country eyes greater controls on foreign television content.

The a2 Milk Company says it is planning to list in Australia, where most of its earnings come from, in the first quarter of 2015, while maintaining its listing on the NZX.

About 4000 households face rates increases of 40 per cent or more next year under a "cold turkey" proposal causing deep divisions among city councillors.

The Treasury is looking to "crowd source" policy ideas about how to improve the effectiveness of welfare spending.

Affinities, rather than the geographical proximity between two countries, are often the true basis for a close relationship, writes Wynne Gray.

Retail sales rose a brisk 1.5% in the Sept quarter in real or volume terms, making 4.7% for the year and outstripping the rise in retailers' takings.

The Chinese President's state visit is a massive marketing opportunity for NZ, with a large contingent of Chinese media set to arrive this week.

Retail sales rose 1.5pc in the September quarter, led by food-related industries - with rises in supermarket stores and food and beverage services.

NZ's services sector expansion slowed from a month earlier, as economic growth moderated from a rapid to a more sustainable pace.

The NZ dollar held near a seven-year high against the yen before services sector and retail sales figures that are expected to show the domestic economy continues to grow apace.

There is broad global support for moves to curb international tax avoidance, Finance Minister Bill English said on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane.

New Zealand wants to lure thousands of West Australians and expats across the Tasman to fill a nationwide skills shortage.

Australia is headed for recession and nothing can be done to stop it, a prominent economist warns

The Fonterra Shareholders' Fund should be able to raise its 2015 dividend forecast given it expects to pay farmers less for their milk.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to turn India into a global manufacturing hub by curbing red tape.