Holiday Inn Express hotels are planned for Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown.

The New Zealand Herald's print and digital readership continues its big upward trajectory.

China's private wealth stood at 165 trillion yuan ($33 trillion) in 2016.

Wall Street was mixed amid the ongoing slide in oil prices.

The cost of living in Auckland and Wellington has jumped significantly in just a year.

The release of a new flip phone could rival the release of Apple's iPhone 8.

Gigantic hotel scheme proposed for Auckland.

Three people can now be named into allegations of misrepresenting concrete products.

Oil prices also declined, sliding to the lowest level in seven months.

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The planemaker has secured orders for more than 500 jets worth US$66b.

COMMENT: The Whole Foods acquisition could be a bridge too far.

It will also introduce other changes, including driver compensation for cancelled trips.

David Jones said to be planning to open in Newmarket.

The competition to join the company is fierce.

Amazon's planned $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods signals change.

Meet some of the start-up world's youngest founders.

The company seeks to find "balance between free expression and access to information".

"The biggest thing is are people willing to pay in bitcoin?"

Stress at work in set to continue, senior executives say.

Wall Street climbed, pushing both the Dow and the S&P 500 to record highs.

How many aluminium composite panel-clad buildings does Auckland have?

This year is shaping up to be one of the most expensive years for extreme weather events.

Two big department stores coming to Sylvia Park - but mall owners won't divulge who.

One in six Kiwis don't take out insurance when travelling.

Building specialist raises concerns about NZ tower cladding.

Port opens new facilities at Wiri depot

The brand best-known for its ice cream has launched a single-farm milk product.

Britain has hired former trade head Crawford Falconer as chief trade negotiation adviser.

Aviation business Heletranz is sprucing up the luxury tourism market.