Dene Mackenzie

Athletes of all shapes, sizes and abilities could soon be wearing devices which give real-time verbal updates on performance from software developed by Auckland-based Performance Lab.

Employment confidence for the three months ended June is back to levels last seen before the Global Financial Crisis, the latest Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index shows.

Business people are more willing to accept a capital gains tax - a key Labour Party policy plank - than they have ever been, Polson Higgs tax partner Michael Turner says.

The balance sheet of Foodstuffs South Island continues to grow strongly, with revenue exceeding $2.6 billion in the year ended February, the annual accounts show.

Prime Minister John Key was yesterday playing up his relationship with China's leaders after trade data showed this country's two-way trade with China had exceeded $20 billion for the first time.

In a turnaround from the drought of two or three years ago, we seem to have found ourselves smack in the middle of a flood of initial public offerings (IPOs). Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms explains to Business editor Dene Mackenzie how to avoid IPO fever.

The launch last night of the Westpac Otago Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards was a chance to shake off some of the negative images about the region, chamber president Ali Copeman said.

Telecom has provided a teaser around its planned internet television product ''Lightbox'', Forsyth Barr broker Andrew Rooney says.

Dunedin South MP Clare Curran is one of five Labour MPs to have declined places on the Labour Party list, the others being Trevor Mallard, Ruth Dyson, Rino Tirikatene and Kris Faafoi.

Dunedin South MP Clare Curran is dealing with more immigration inquiries than ever as the number of people moving to Dunedin from overseas increases.

New Zealand's so-called ''rock star economy'' continues to attract Kiwis back home and people from other countries to relocate in the hope of better prospects.

Christchurch-based Scales Corporation is seeking $30 million from investors as it prepares to list on the NZX on July 5.

Warmer autumn and winter temperatures have caused The Warehouse Group to downgrade its profit expectations from the guidance given in March.