A decline in Nike shares offset a gain in stocks of Microsoft and Apple.

Developer heads to court to get green light to develop a 130ha North Shore block of land.

Winners of the Best of the Best Business Awards announced

COMMENT: Things are looking up for the economics profession, but it comes with a caveat.

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New Zealand's labour productivity fell 0.7 per cent in the year to March 2016.

Energy Minister Judith Collins expects oil and gas exploration activity will return.

New job advertisements rose more than 17 per cent in February.

Fletcher Building has made changes including to its staff after the $110m downgrade.

A new 4.5 star 152-room Sebel hotel has been announced for Manukau.

NZICC combined with a project in Christchurch caused the $110m Fletcher downgrade.

Fletcher Building shares tumbled 12 per cent after the company cut its full-year earnings guidance.

But Countdown asks why its supermarkets are the focus of animal rights organisation Safe.

Watch: Balconies at an Auckland apartment block continue to emit a high-pitched scream.

Thankyou Group made its name by donating 100 per cent of the profits from its retail sales to fund charitable projects.

Optometry business Mr Foureyes is a equipping Kiwi kids with glasses. Founder Ravi Dass explains the social enterprise.

An Auckland landlord illegally rented out a converted garage to a young family.

Weekly rent for a typical New Zealand home has reached $500, up more than 30 per cent in the last five years.

Prospective buyers are told they could get more than 50 new residences in the popular suburb of Waterview.

A new precinct has been announced for a waterfront site at Hobsonville Point in Auckland.

Cliff stabilisation work has started above Herne Bay's Sentinel Beach.

People think McDonald's is a dead-end job but it's not, says multiple-franchise owner Dinesh Mani.

Kiwi retailer Briscoe Group shines in a challenging market.

A Northland woman selling a small lifestyle block says Kiwis "think this is too much work" to take on the property.

The country's biggest real estate agency chain has released data on Auckland property in February.

Demand for these low-price Auckland apartments is so high that potential buyers will go into a draw.

A new 250-room Pullman Auckland Airport will be located next to AccorHotels' Novotel hotel.

A New Lynn retail building has been closed while safety checks are being undertaken after the weekend's floods.

Auckland for-sale inventory rose 20 per cent in the last year and was up 33 per cent in the last month alone.

Work is about to begin on a 178m, 57-level apartment tower that will "transform" Auckland's skyline.