The investment appeal of biofuels seems clear - growing populations urgently need alternatives to scarce and expensive fossil fuels.

Social housing providers have told the Government that its reforms need to go much further.

My partner and I have been living in Australia since the start of the year because we can save more here than we could ever in New Zealand for a house.

Cynotech Holdings' chairman Allan Hawkins says the company was put into liquidation to protect "everybody's interests".

Shares in Wynyard Group have fallen below their issue price following the firm's NZX debut this morning.

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An attempt by an investor in the Trinity forestry scheme to set aside a nine-year-old tax avoidance ruling has been dismissed.

Market players are expecting Wynyard Group to be priced towards the lower end of its $1.10 to $1.65 range in its book build tomorrow.

Shares in New Zealand and Australia's largest gold producers have bombed in recent weeks, with Australian giant Newcrest Mining shedding A$9 billion ($10.72 billion) in share value.

Kiwi investors need to take responsibility for their financial decisions and stop blaming the market regulator every time something goes wrong, says the head of the Financial Markets Authority.

The former Lombard directors, including Sir Douglas Graham, are heading to the Supreme Court over their convictions for making false statements in a prospectus.

Investors in two of Allan Hubbard's frozen entities are getting another payout, say their statutory managers.

Former Justice Minister Sir Douglas Graham may be stripped of his knighthood with the appeal against conviction of the Lombard directors dismissed today.

Some of New Zealand's leading charities are keen to attract private investors for social programmes such as cutting crime and addictions.

Mad Butcher chief executive Michael Morton says investors' strong appetite for the company's back-door listing has not surprised him.

New Zealand and Chinese leaders are gearing up for one of their most significant gatherings since the Free Trade Agreement was signed five years ago.

It is only just three weeks since Kiwi IT company Xero made headlines for cracking $1 billion in market capitalisation ... without having turned a profit.

Kiwi organic soup and ready-to-eat meal maker Pitango has been bought out of receivership by a family-run Australian food manufacturer.

The voluntary administrators of a beleaguered Australian firm, which froze more than $100 million of Kiwi investments, have softened a statement regarding meeting creditor and investor obligations.

A court date for out-of pocket investors taking legal action against former directors of the failed carpet maker Feltex has been set for March 2014 - six years after the proceedings started.

With recent research highlighting that there are approximately 5000 companies in New Zealand with revenues of $10 million.