The New Zealand Superannuation Fund returned 27.76% on its investments in the last 12 months to lift its value to nearly $25 billion at the end of November.
The English Girl, by Daniel Silva, takes a while to get moving but once started, the plot develops into a political thriller to which many in New Zealand may possibly relate.
The Reserve Bank seems certain to achieve its primary goal of reducing the proportion of bank lending undertaken at high loan-to-value ratios (LVRs), BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says.
The Government remains on track to report a wafer-thin surplus in 2014-15 but economists say the Crown accounts have little wriggle room over the next couple of years.
Forsyth Barr has upgraded its recommendation on Chorus shares to accumulate following the release at the weekend of the Ernst and Young (EY) review on cash-saving initiatives for the infrastructure company.
The good news continues to roll out for Otago and Southland, as the Performance in Services Index results for November provided the region with a good start to the festive and summer holiday season.
Tourism Dunedin chief executive Hamish Saxton is enthusiastic about the new Christchurch to Perth direct flight started on December 4 by Air New Zealand.
Air New Zealand, with the support of Christchurch Airport, on December 4 started a direct flight between Christchurch and Perth, which it is estimated will bring about $15 million to the South Island economy by the time the seasonal flights finish at the end of April. Business editor Dene Mackenzie was on the inaugural flight.
New Zealand's economy is set to hit levels not seen since 2006 as the Christchurch rebuild drives investment and strengthening labour markets, a report by the OECD says.
The gritty side of Glasgow is on full display in Liam McIlvanney's Where Dead Men Go.
At Labour Weekend, visiting family meant having three iPhones and three iPads logged on to my home Wi-Fi network.
A potential reduction in duty-free tobacco allowances for inbound arrivals is material to both the earnings and valuation of Auckland International Airport, Forsyth Barr broker Andrew Rooney says.
Dunedin-based Silver Fern Farms has about 128 employees earning more than $100,000 with one, presumably chief executive Keith Cooper, earning between $970,001 and $980,000.
Christchurch-based internet service provider Snap has opened an office in Dunedin with some large southern clients already on its books.
Shell New Zealand has confirmed its plans for a two-dimensional seismic survey starting next month, with Dunedin being considered as a likely base for crew changeovers and supplies being taken out to the survey vessel.
Graduates of the Institute of Directors governance development programme took away with them an understanding of the role of the board and board protocols, Otago-Southland branch chairman Geoff Thomas said.
Clutha-Southland MP and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English has been named as the Trans Tasman 2013 politician of the year, seeing off Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe.
Infrastructure company Chorus faces another tough week as debate continues on its future.
New Zealand's terms of trade surged 7.5% in September, much higher than market expectations.
The BNZ confidence survey has hit another record with a net 69% of the 577 respondents expecting the economy to be in better condition in a year's time than it is now, chief economist Tony Alexander says.
