Tax cuts will help shield the blow from higher retail prices, says Phil O'Reilly.

Ice cream company owner Greg Hall is fearful about how the GST hike will affect his "magic price point".

Some shops are selling fake urine and detox kits to help people beat workplace drugs tests.

Rebel Sport says it got a bargain by being first out of the blocks to sign an ad campaign deal with Sonny Bill Williams.

Food prices fell 0.1pc last month. For the year to August, prices have fallen 0.2pc - the fourth consecutive month of food price declines.

Business owners in central Christchurch are anxious about their shops being sealed away from customers behind cordons a week after the earthquake.

Dairy owner Suresh Patel was one of the quiet heroes of the Christchurch earthquake. We talk to him.

If you only have a minute and you want today's need-to-know earthquake news at a glance, this is the page for you.

Canterbury businesses are doing a third less trade than the same time last year in the wake of Saturday's earthquake, latest electronic transaction figures show.