Queenstown Lakes Districts hotels, restaurants and retailers are expected to reap the benefit of a much-needed cash injection from the New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship, which starts on Thursday.
Finance Minister Bill English remains optimistic about the state of the New Zealand economy while facing growing criticism the Government is distracted by asset sales and not focusing enough on economic growth.
Record high dairy export volumes helped reduce New Zealand's current account deficit in the three months ended December but there are warning signals that the boost will not be long lasting.
Otago-Southland members of the New Zealand Computer Society get their chance on Thursday to vote on whether to change the society's name.
Nokia, once the leading maker of mobile phones, has pushed back into the market with the release of new Windows smartphones.
The effects of hosting the Rugby World Cup last year are expected to feature in a substantial way in data being released this week by Statistics New Zealand.
Forsyth Barr deputy chairman Michael Sidey came face-to-face this week with some personal history - the return to the sharebroking firm of a desk belonging to his godfather Robert Forsyth Barr.
The Commerce Commission was unlikely to oppose the joint venture proposal between Sky Network Television and TVNZ to establish the Sky Lite pay television station Igloo, Forsyth Barr broker Suzanne Kinnaird said yesterday.
Continued good news from the United States is helping lift sharemarket values around the world and there is expectation that next week will bring more of the same.
Steven Joyce's rise within Government ranks continued yesterday, when Prime Minister John Key announced a new super ministry incorporating four departments.
The flagship policies of both Prime Minister John Key and Labour Party leader David Shearer remained unpopular with small business owners, according to research commissioned yesterday by MYOB.
Forsyth Barr broker Suzanne Kinnaird has retained her faith in Pumpkin Patch to deliver future value, despite the retailer recording a substantial loss for the six months ended January.
The gloss has come off the regional manufacturing industries but there is no need to panic, Otago-Southland Employers Association chief executive John Scandrett says.
Unemployment could push above the current 6.3% in the three months ended June, despite job advertisements rising throughout New Zealand in February.
The Otago Chamber of Commerce is keen to be part of the Government's business growth agenda, president Peter McIntyre says.
The Commerce Commission's investigation into new pay TV platform Igloo was a good start but it did not go far enough, Labour Party broadcasting and communications spokeswoman Clare Curran said yesterday.
The Government is rewarming its economic development policy by forming informal groups of ministers to look at the six levers of economic growth.
A gaping hole in the country's tax take should be concerning the Government as it may affect New Zealand's future credit ratings, Labour revenue spokesman David Clark says.
Reporters are not expected to get any respite from a strong New Zealand dollar this week as the United States Federal Reserve prepares to deliver its verdict on the US economy.
The industrial landscape in New Zealand became much more confrontational this week when Ports of Auckland Ltd decided to sack nearly 300 workers and introduce competitive stevedoring to the strike-hit port. But as business editor Dene Mackenzie explains, the port dispute is not the only one affecting workers.
