When books start with the overuse of the word "mate" or are described as gritty, a certain cynicism tends to build in anticipation of a wave of disappointment arriving with the end of the books.
SkyCity Entertainment is not backing off from its desire to build a convention centre on its Auckland central city site, confirming yesterday it had bought additional land.
More than half of New Zealanders who are saving for their retirement are not confident they will reach their target, a survey out yesterday shows.
A lift in the ASB Bank's net interest margin to the highest level since before 2008 helped the bank report an improved profit for the year ended June.
Opus International Consultants was facing challenges ahead but had the capability to respond to challenging market conditions, chairman Kerry McDonald said yesterday.
Diversification of generation assets helped Contact Energy lift its operating profit 15.2% in the year ended June to more than $508 million.
Retail sales increased by 1.3% in the three months to June, slightly ahead of market expectations, and with volumes increasing in 11 of the 15 sectors monitored.
A Southland initiative to provide local businesses with a chance to contribute to the rebuilding of Christchurch could be one Dunedin could follow.
Freightways investors were yesterday rewarded with an increased dividend after the company reported an improved profit for the year ended June.
An unprecedented year of low hydro flows and increased energy-related costs dragged Meridian Energy's operating profit down 28%, despite a lift in the company's total revenue.
The new Otago Women in Business network got off to a flying start yesterday, when nearly 40 women attended an inaugural luncheon at the Dunedin Club.
Banking has already become synonymous with greed and corruption but Bancorp director Earl White says the latest scandal has left the integrity of the Libor price-setting mechanism in tatters.
Australian author Greg Barron has written a timely environmental thriller that encompasses the fears of many about climate change, while at the same time incorporating Muslim concerns with the West.
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard is using his last month in the job as a way of spreading some lessons learned from the global financial crisis and the European credit crunch. Business editor Dene Mackenzie reports.
Government claims of a slow sustained recovery in the economy will be put to the test in the next few months, as New Zealand's unemployment rate edges up and a modest lift in employment fails to materialise.
The Otago unemployment and employment figures continue to fluctuate because of seasonal factors, but it does appear some people in the region are struggling to find work and have ruled themselves out of the count.
There is a continued strong interest in the New Zealand real estate market, including from investors and first-home buyers.
Wages in New Zealand are barely keeping up with inflation and are no further ahead compared with inflation than they were six months ago, Council of Trade Unions economist Bill Rosenberg says.
A BNZ confidence survey showed a small glimmer of hope that business people saw signs of improvement in the economy in the months ahead.
Employement levels appeared to hold up well in the first half of the year, but data out tomorrow is still expected to show an unemployment level of 6.5% for the country.
