Seasonally adjusted sales rose 1 per cent in the three months ended September 30, following a 1.7 per cent gain in the second quarter.

A young Christchurch builder allegedly sacked via text didn't tell his family and for a week pretended to go to work every morning.

Wall Street climbed to fresh records as optimism about the outlook for the US economy prevailed.

Wall Street rose, pushing both the Dow and the S&P 500 to record highs.

Outgoing Prime Minister John Key has been tipped as a potential candidate to head the International Monetary Fund.

Carrier union leader says Trump's big deal is a lie and jobs are still set to go.

Delegat Group, the owner of Oyster Bay wine, has warned it will have to increase prices in the UK due to the sustained weakness of the pound.

John Key's surprise resignation has created an environment of uncertainty and leaves many unanswered questions, says Auckland Chamber

Wall Street rose, with the Dow climbing to a fresh record, as did oil prices.

Harmoney misled consumers into thinking they had been pre-approved for a personal loan.

COMMENT: John Key tries to smooth fears of a rising tide of US protectionism.

Trump is shocked that Carrier took him literally. That doesn't bode well for his many promises.

COMMENT: Every time I crossed a border in South America these past few weeks I was glad to be from New Zealand.

The US needs to continue to play a leading role when it comes to global trade agreements, Dennis Muilenburg says.

A New Zealand company is selling "tens of thousands" of canisters of New Zealand air to China every month.

Owners of a top Wellington restaurant could be left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket from last month's earthquake.

Trade Minister Todd McClay will lead the first trade delegation from New Zealand to Iran in 12 years.

Yields on US Treasuries climbed and Wall Street was mixed, as energy and bank stocks rose.

A bid by Labour leader Andrew Little to make Govt prioritise NZ jobs in its tenders has failed at the first hurdle.

Oil rallied, as did energy stocks, after OPEC agreed on details to cut output for the first time in eight years.

Energy stocks fell with oil prices amid a stalemate about an agreement to cut production.

Irate customer told she had to buy more items to get her iPhone for the advertised price.

Fonterra is developing a new range of products to appeal to Asian markets including candy cheese, low salt cheese, and medicinal lactose.

KiwiRail has announced a workaround for rail lines severed by the Kaikoura earthquake - a coastal shipping service from Auckland to Christchurch.

COMMENT: Like any building with concrete cancer, trust in a big idea can seem very solid right up until the moment of collapse.

New Zealand's monthly trade deficit narrowed in October the global dairy market buoyed exports of dairy products.

Women are being branded an untapped resource in filling the national trades shortage, as a new company seeks to get women into the construction industry.

China may take the place of the US in an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement following the US withdrawal from TPP.

The Government may be disappointed by Donald Trump's TPP policy but it is pushing NZ interests in other markets, including Iran.

Donald Trump's axing of the TPP is unsurprising but still a huge disappointment say two business leaders.