Boom or bust? Property writer Anne Gibson looks at predictions for the year.

Police have reopened investigations into the disappearance of a Queenstown resort manager, amid suspicions that he could still be alive.

Australia's major banks are set to get even richer in 2010.

ANZ is keeping tight-lipped on whether it will make a tilt for a wealth management business.

The days of the cheque are numbered.

The Hanover investors who grudgingly voted for the Allied Farmers deal probably haven't had time to digest the contents of the capital markets report.

The New Year could bring a significant rise in the number of Kiwis facing debt stress.

Retail investors need warning labels on high risk products, simpler disclosure documents, and a deeper range of choices, a taskforce finds.

Strategic Finance will have 14 days to negotiate a settlement with its trustee or find the required cash to avoid receivership.