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Payout drop risk on dairy slump
Dairy product prices slumped to the lowest level since October 2012 in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, paced by whole milk powder and cheddar.
Clock is ticking for cheap credits
Cheap imported carbon credits comprised 99.5 per cent of the units New Zealand emitters used to meet their obligations under the emissions trading scheme last year.
Commodity prices continue to slide
Commodity prices fell for a fifth straight month, led by whole milk powder, reflecting a build-up of inventory in China and strong local milk production.
Refinery outages push oil price lower
Oil prices in New York have tumbled to their lowest level since mid-March helped by unplanned refinery shutdowns in the US midwest.
Crafar buyers' new $70m farm deal
Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin confirmed it is aiming to buy a $70 million North Island farm, which would be second-largest foreign purchase of New Zealand land.
Groser dines on toothfish
Fine wines, controversial French delicacies and a protected species of fish have all been slapped on the taxpayers' tab by government ministers.
Groser orders protected fish for dinner
A plate of protected Antarctic toothfish and controversial dish foie gras were on the table at a lavish taxpayer-funded dinner hosted by Trade Minister Tim Groser.
Market premium exports to boost China sales - economist
Kiwi exporters should look to market more premium products to an increasingly wealthy Chinese consumer, says Shanghai-based economist Mary Boyd.
NZ dollar slides to eight-week low
The New Zealand dollar slumped to an eight-week low as the US dollar jumped on better than expected US second quarter growth data
Dollar tumbles after Fonterra cuts payout to farmers
The New Zealand dollar dropped below 85 US cents for the first time in seven weeks after Fonterra cut its forecast payout to dairy farmers.
Taxpayers spend $240k hosting oil execs
Energy Minister Simon Bridges is defending a $240,000 bill for taxpayers to wine and dine 11 oil executives during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Pat English: Balancing guanxi ledger pays dividends
We read about it or see it in the news every other week. But very few of us can pronounce it, let alone put a name to it. Even fewer of us genuinely understand it.
Strong log price run comes to end
Log export prices have dropped sharply since March because demand in New Zealand's biggest market - China - has fallen while supply has substantially increased.
Kiwi dollar keeps falling
The New Zealand dollar was the weakest major currency overnight, touching a fresh six-week low.
NZ dollar slides to six-week low
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a six-week low today after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler called the kiwi's strength "unjustified."
Dollar tumbles after RBNZ says kiwi's strength 'unjustified'
The Kiwi dollar shed almost one cent against the US after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said the currency's strength was "unjustified"
Dollar dives after rate hike
The Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has raised the official cash rate as expected - leading the kiwi dollar to instantly take a tumble.
Dollar 'unsustainably high,' says English
Finance Minister Bill English said the Kiwi dollar, which hit a record on a trade-weighted basis this year, is "unsustainably high".