A two-week US govt shutdown could cut 0.25 percentage points off fourth-quarter economic expansion, says one top Federal Reserve official.

Auckland University and Kiwi firm Framecad have worked together on a new flooring system designed to cope better than traditional full concrete flooring in earthquakes.

A mild winter and a favourable spring have boosted confidence in the New Zealand beef industry after last summer's challenging drought, says Rabobank.

Procter & Gamble executives say it was striking the first time they witnessed a man shave while sitting barefoot on the floor in a tiny hut in India.

Technology such as smartphones has led to spending more time working and increasingly taking work home, a survey has shown.

A glitch means some Mighty River Power shareholders have yet to receive notification of how many shares they bought during the company's float.

The second trial of a bankrupt Auckland property developer facing fraud charges over an alleged $50 million loan scam is due to begin this week after the first was aborted.

There are not many New Zealand-based entrepreneurs who could say they learned about company culture from their first job at a certain well-known Seattle technology company.

A US jury has indicted 13 members of the Internet hacking group Anonymous for allegedly carrying out a series of worldwide cyber-attacks.

Some believe that older listeners grow into their media - tuning in to Radio NZ when they hit their 40s, writes John Drinnan. But others see that view as too optimistic amid the current media revolution.

The head of the International Monetary Fund is warning that if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling the consequences could be severe not just for the US economy but for the global economy as well.

While New Zealand's exports to China have soared since the free trade agreement between the two countries came into effect, industry leaders say this country still needs to up its game when doing business in the world's second-biggest economy.

The $350 million megayacht docked in Auckland's Westhaven Marina is embroiled in a $100 million-plus legal stoush over a botched paint job.

Five years ago this week, the China-NZ free trade agreement took effect. Half a decade on, has the deal delivered?

Real estate companies are at odds over whether the introduction of lending restrictions has affected the property market.