Trade Me is New Zealand's biggest "retailer". And a staggering 40 per cent of all items sold are new.

The launch of a new function on TradeMe has left a number of traders fuming, as they've been unable to complete recent sales or purchases.

Music fans who have not secured tickets to The Mission in Taradale this month may be able to snaffle a bargain on Trade Me.

Four Gisborne men are facing kidnapping and aggravated robbery charges after a car deal went wrong.

Renters could be in luck, as a turnaround in the market has seen a flood of listings and brought prices to a standstill.

The number of sharemarket trades hit a record high in December capping off the best year for the New Zealand stock market since 2004.

Fairfax has completed a sell-down of its 51 per cent stake in Trade Me, the online shopping site confirmed this evening.

Anna Cudby is willing to become a human billboard for up to five months so she can repay a $25,000 student loan.

A new website launching today reverses the usual auction process, with retailers making the offers instead of the consumers.

Just days after tickets went on sale for British rock band Radiohead's Vector Arena date next month, Trade Me is being swamped with people flogging the tickets off at inflated prices.

New auction website Wheedle is to shut down indefinitely as its management team carry out improvements to its failing systems.