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Big call for small beers
Export demand for New Zealand craft beer is expected to triple over the next decade as Asian consumers develop a taste for boutique brews.
Export demand for New Zealand craft beer is expected to triple over the next decade as Asian consumers develop a taste for boutique brews.
The economy has lost some momentum since earlier in the year, the Treasury says, though it still describes the pace of expansion as robust.
Corporate travel specialist Carlson Wagonlit Travel forecasts modest airfare growth from and around New Zealand next year.
The economist who first said NZ’s economy had achieved “rock star” status has conceded that outlook has now clouded.
National heads into the election with its Budget surplus target broadly intact according to the latest Treasury forecasts.
With a surplus in his sights this year, Finance Minister Bill English has confirmed his Government has budgeted for tax cuts some time over the next four years
New Zealand needs to be competitive to continue attracting cruise ship seasons worth more than $365 million, according to the national voice in the sector.
A study of NZ businesses finds they are aiming higher than ever, according to new research commissioned by ASB.
The wafer-thin surplus which the Budget pencilled in for 2014-15 is at some risk of disappearing when the Treasury updates its fiscal and economic forecasts tomorrow.
The New Zealand workforce has changed dramatically over the past 24 years.
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group says its New Zealand unit grabbed market share of home and commercial lending in the latest quarter as an improving economy stoked credit growth.
Almost 100 protesters staged a loud picket outside NZ Superannuation Fund today as six anti-Israeli protesters chained themselves to the front desk of the company's office.
A one-year ban instituted by Russia on food imports from the West could hurt NZ's dairy trade, even though local exports are exempt, say economists.
Rising interest rates have yet to dent people's expectations that house prices will continue to rise over the year ahead, especially in Auckland and Canterbury.
New Zealand retail sales rose more than expected in the second quarter, as vehicle sales volumes and values increased at the fastest pace in two years.
An improving economy helped boost ASB's annual net profit by 14 per cent to a record $806 million, but the bank's chief executive, Barbara Chapman, says bad-debt expenses are likely to begin trending upwards from their present low levels.
ECB reluctance to adopt full-scale quantitative-easing policies is prompting German comparisons with Japan's stagnation over the past 15 years.
SKyCity has dramatically increased the scope of its planned Auckland convention centre, announcing plans for a five star hotel and a 50 per cent increase in spending on the project .