Absenteeism costs NZ workplaces around $1.5 billion per year, studies have found.

Farmers need food several times a day and food to have been produced sustainably.

New Zealand shares fell, joining a sell-off across Asia.

The kiwi traded at 68.62 US cents at 5pm.

Clients were charged a "Land Transfer Tax".

A judge said the lawyer's actions were part of a "sustained campaign".

Firms combine to produce affordable, Māori-style pre-fab houses to Kiwi buyers.

The landlord claimed it was an accident.

NZX trading activity grew by more than a third in November from a year earlier.

There have been 38 cases of illness linked to the products in Israel and 5 in the US.

Dairy prices were at their lowest level in November since August 2016.

The predominance of defensive style stocks gave the NZX-50 a degree of insulation.

BNZ reported a $1.03 billion net profit for the year ended September.

The kiwi traded at 94.73 Australian cents at 5pm.

It's a rude awakening for designer brands that increasingly rely on Chinese customers.

A WorkSafe investigation found several safety failures led to the injury of a worker.

New rideshare apps bring new costs – here's how to not get caught out.

The High Court quashed rulings made by the country's electricity industry disputes body.

Altria is the latest big company to show interest in marijuana.

Owners of leaky Auckland apartments costing $29m to fix say they are the true victims.

Factory closures and job cuts of recent years are paying off for Cavalier Corp.

And electronics are top of the Christmas wish list for most.

Comment: The only slight surprise is Huawei got as far as it did in New Zealand networks.

There are signs the dispute between the two economic superpowers is entering a new phase.

Are New Zealand house prices suffering in the same way as across the ditch?

The news comes as Fonterra reviews its offshore assets.

Vector has spent four years opposing efforts to set standardised use-of-system contracts.

Laboratory-grown meat may be small fry at the moment, but that's all changing.

NZ shares fells as optimism over the cooling of US-China tensions abated.

The kiwi rose as high as 94.53 Australian cents and was trading at 94.39 cents as at 5pm.