Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe are both confident of forming a government after Saturday's election but the spectre of two other players overshadowed their final debate last night.
Skilled vacancies are reaching highs in Otago-Southland and the region is one of seven, out of 10 in New Zealand, showing a shortage of skilled workers.
With New Zealand's MMP system of voting, the party vote decides how many MPs each party will have in Parliament after each election. However, there still remain some key must-win electorates to ensure some MPs and parties return, stay or enter Parliament. Political editor DeneMackenzie explains.
A report out yesterday gave a misleading impression of inequality and poverty in New Zealand, Green co-leader Metiria Turei said.
The visit to Dunedin yesterday by Prime Minister John Key was coincidental to claims on Monday night New Zealand's spy agency was conducting mass surveillance on citizens, the National Party says.
National Party campaign manager Steven Joyce says there is no chance the Television New Zealand leaders debate tonight will be extended.
The Scottish Independence Referendum deciding whether to maintain a 300-year status quo or change to independence will be held on September 18. It has been relatively overlooked until recently when the polls started to show a yes vote was a possibility. Business editor Dene Mackenzie looks at some implications.
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare is one of the first companies to start feeling the benefits of a falling New Zealand dollar, with Craigs Investment Partners reiterating its buy recommendation on the company.
The possibility of holding job fairs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to help New Zealand employers recruit skilled New Zealanders to come back home for work was raised yesterday by the Government.
OPINION: Prime Minister John Key will be relieved the much talked about Moment of Truth passed by without seriously damaging his credibility.
Politicians will get their final chance to critique the economy on Thursday with the release of economic growth figures, although they may use tonight's GlobalDairyTrade auction to start the debate.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has made the clearest statement yet of with whom he will be prepared to work after Saturday's election, and it is not the Greens.
Trade unions were quickly into attack mode following the release yesterday of National's workplaces policy.
National was pushing its business growth agenda yesterday but businesses could be excused for looking at the latest flurry of press releases with some scepticism.
The share price of New Zealand's listed energy companies will keep increasing if there is any possibility a Labour-led government may buy back shares in already-privatised assets.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was playing a starring role in the election campaign yesterday, even though he was holding a campaign meeting in Invercargill, well away from other party leaders.
Thousands of potential voters in Dunedin are missing and registrar of electors Dee Vickers is concerned they will not have their chance to vote next Saturday if they do not enrol promptly.
National remains in the box seat to win the election but under MMP it will be a tight race, Craigs Investment Partners says in its Election 2014 report. Business editor Dene Mackenzie looks at the implications for investors.
The New Zealand dollar is on a downward path and likely to be below US80c by the end of next year - but there are differences in the forecasts of just how low the dollar will go.
MANUFACTURING activity bounced back in August with the strongest level of activity since March, according to the BNZ-BusinessNZ performance in manufacturing index.
