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

Grey Lynn was a slum housing area of Auckland 80 or 90 years ago. Today it's the city's high-flyer, writes Bruce Morris.

Rises and falls in house prices don't affect everyone, all the time, says registered valuer Glenda Whitehead.

If you need a break, don't discount a weekend "away" enjoying parts of Auckland you may have lost touch with. Cate Foster reconnected with the city.

Businesses are concerned traffic diversions to be put in place while the Newmarket Viaduct is developed will create traffic mayhem.

An online shopping company selling fashion labels such as Tigerlily and One Teaspoon received a $14.5 million cash injection last week.

If you are a size 16 or over and always wondered if you had it in you to be a model, now's your chance.

NZ's premier shopping district could be losing its shine, with high numbers of shops forced to close and others selling almost nothing.

Feeling the pinch as you do the supermarket shopping this weekend? You're not alone - Kiwis really do pay more as a proportion of their incomes for everyday items than many overseas.

Joelle Thomson hears about the merits of buying wine online.

Sick of crowded aisles and long queues? Try taking your grocery list online.

Consumers are not wiling to pay fo sustainable products.

In March, Ralph Ronzio went to a warehouse in a seedy part of Orange County, California, to watch his condo auctioned for half what he'd paid for it.