Manufacturing activity in New Zealand continued to push forward with another healthy month of expansion in August, BusinessNZ executive director Catherine Beard said yesterday.
New Zealand's oldest tea company, Bell Tea and Coffee Company, has been sold to Wellington-based investment company Pencarrow Private Equity by Foodstuffs New Zealand.
Regional companies represented in the Deloitte Fast 50 demonstrated there was a healthy number of business success stories in the region, Deloitte partner Mike Horne said last night.
The Reserve Bank has taken a more aggressive stance to raising the official cash rate, governor Graeme Wheeler saying yesterday increases would be likely next year.
Prime Minister John Key can expect to face tough questions about the southern economy and the planned job cuts at Invermay when he visits Dunedin today.
Australian prime minister-elect Tony Abbott is yet to be sworn into the top office but already pundits are warning about the challenges ahead. Business editor Dene Mackenzie asks ''Where now for the lucky country?''
Housing seems sure to dominate the Reserve Bank's official monetary policy statement on Thursday after the announcement speed limits on mortgage lending would come into effect on October 1.
Grant Robertson was the overwhelming sentimental favourite when he staked his claim in Dunedin yesterday to become the leader of the Labour Party, but David Cunliffe was seen as the most impressive at the podium.
Home town favourite Grant Robertson received a boost yesterday in his quest to become Labour Party leader, with support coming from Dunedin MPs Clare Curran and David Clark.
New Zealand businesses generally believe the New Zealand dollar will peak in March next year before depreciating against both the United States and Australian currencies.
Heartland Bank was fairly priced when adjusted for its lower return on equity and credit quality than its peers, Craigs Investment Partners broker Greg Easton said yesterday. Shares last traded at 87c with a 12-month target price of 85c.
Briscoe Group has set the standard for the range of New Zealand-listed retailers who will report their financial results in the next few weeks.
The Christmas holiday buying season seems as though it is off to a technological start with smartwatches and perhaps a colourful range of iPhones all due for general release this month.
The Telecommunications Users Association chief executive, Paul Brislen, favours the five-year deferred payment option for successful bidders for the digital part of New Zealand's radio spectrum.
Margaret Thatcher was, to many, a determined politician made famous for staring down trade unions, defeating Argentina over the Falklands and setting in place an asset sales programme followed by other economies.
Secret lives have always been a fascination and Nicci French provides some excellent examples in her new book.
Otago writer Martin Hawes has a knack for writing down-to-earth and easy to understand books on matters financial and his latest publication is no exception.
Delving into a book written by an unfamiliar author is always a gamble but Louise Doughty excels in the twists and turns of dangerous liaisons.
The Australian official cash rate has been left at 2.5%, the same as New Zealand's pivotal cash rate, as the Reserve Bank of Australia waits for recent cuts to work their way through the economy.
Dunedin and Invercargill small and medium-sized enterprises are showing outstanding community support, BNZ retail director Andy Symons says.
