Developing greater access to irrigation is critical to our economic prosperity and the private sector will likely play a big part.

The operator of the Tui offshore Taranaki oil and gas field says probable reserves are between nine and 11 million barrels of oil short of the 50.5 million barrels previously thought.

World markets were up overnight, as positive debt reports came out of the United States and Europe.

Labour's proposals will make things a lot worse for exporters, writes Bruce Wills.

As John Key prepares for a White House visit next week, New Zealand's Pacific role is growing in value.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

The gloves have come off for the first time in the Pike River commission of inquiry, with Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder taking "great offence" at suggestions he is trying to lower the mine's value prior to sale.