New Zealand First leader says a job advertisement requiring Chinese-speaking applicants is discriminatory and blatantly side-lining Kiwi workers.

Online auction site Trade Me is launching a new payment programme aimed at making things easier for its customers.

Carl Goldie, born Kim Sim, was the first New Zealander to be convicted for art forgery.

Trade Me chief executive Jon Macdonald sees more options to improve the online marketplace's retail offering.

"We're seeing definite signs that the super city is taking its foot off the gas," the head of Trade Me Property says.

There have been no complaints about a new billboard in Bulls despite its similarity to one that caused consternation last year. Michael

An online car dealer who took deposits but failed to supply cars to at least 16 people has now paid refunds to at least three complainants.

One Wellington flat received almost 100 inquiries within hours of being listed, and 350 in a week, Trade Me says.

Kiwi online marketplace Trade Me has announced a refund policy which will protect buyers from rogue sellers.

Police are investigating allegations of an elaborate online car sales scam.

Jobs listed on Trade Me have increased 16.4 per cent on the same time last year.

A woman is selling her historic yacht on Trade Me - for a $1 reserve

Trade Me Motors top 10 listings for 2016

The lure of a bargain, a quirky story, or a good cause appealed to Trade Me's car enthusiasts last year, with a number of interesting

A posterior tattoo canvas and erotic eggplant are among the site's oddest hits of 2016.

Not even 24 hours after Kiwis unwrapped their annual Christmas haul, almost 8,000 unwanted prezzies are being hawked off online.

The property market outside Auckland continues to heat up.

Trade Me Group has sold its accommodation website Travelbug and online booking engine BookIt for an undisclosed sum.

A stark image of three cows stranded on an island created by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake near Kaikoura captured global attention last week.

Rents in New Zealand's two most populous cities increased last month despite remaining largely unchanged elsewhere.

Online auction site Trade Me has bought $670,000 of shares in peer-to-peer lender Harmoney Corp to keep its stake at 14.4 per cent.

Auckland woman Andie Page is designing custom-made pet pillows for animal-loving Kiwis.

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This NZ town only has four houses to rent.

Visa complications mean a couple who have just built a stunning tiny house on wheels in Paraparaumu have to sell up and leave the

Wellingtonians can have a group of kittens brought to their home for an hour and a half of play ... at a starting bid of only $1.

COMMENT: Can Trade Me retain its market-leading position over the next 20 years?

The founder of Trade Me will leave the board to focus on early-stage businesses and his personal charitable trust.

Trade Me's head of marketplace says "we'd be naive not to pay attention" with Facebook Marketplace launching in New Zealand.

Diamond earrings worn by Gemma Flynn on the red carpet for fiance Richie McCaw's film sell for $2,510.