Dene Mackenzie

New Zealand insurer Tower believes it needs nearly $71million to help bolster its balance sheet following the announcement of another loss for the financial year.

More than 70% of New Zealand exporters expect orders to increase during the next 12 months, including a high amount of optimism among Otago and Southland exporters.

Arch Trans Pacific Partnership critic Jane Kelsey is calling Labour to account, saying today will be the litmus test for whether Labour intends to keep its word on future deals.

The Warehouse Group is facing significant changes in its operations with a sense of urgency, Forsyth Barr broker  Suzanne Kinnaird says.

Three Otago companies have been recognised nationally on the Deloitte Fast 50 index.

House-price expectations reached a six-year low after falling for the fifth consecutive quarter in the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey, for the three months ended October.

The Reserve Bank has dropped the reference to risks of a resurgence in house prices and seems confident low house price inflation will continue, reinforced by Government policies.

Xero, one of New Zealand’s most prominent listed companies, has turned its back on the NZX, announcing yesterday it would delist and consolidate its listing solely on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Innovative Dunedin company ARL is poised to significantly expand its research and development operations, thanks to a North Island iwi’s decision to take a 40% stake in the business.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has set an ambitious target for her coalition Government.

Tower's future looks uncertain after Suncorp Group's proposed acquisition of the New Zealand insurer ended and Suncorp withdrew its appeal against the Commerce Commission.

The release this week of the Crown accounts for the three months ended September provide a line in the sand for Labour Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

Electric vehicles are expected to make up a large part of the Tourism Holdings Ltd fleet in 18 months to two years, although a lack of infrastructure could hold back progress.

Skyline Enterprises chief executive Geoff McDonald has only been in the job five months but he is passionate about the growth opportunities the Queenstown-based company has ahead of it.

Markets and economists will have plenty of data to digest this week, starting with the Crown accounts, due for release this morning.

United States President Donald Trump was elected a year ago tomorrow and although he is widely disliked and derided, the US economy has been roaring along under his watch.

Job advertisements are high but are levelling off as the business cycle matures and the country navigates  myriad changes in the business environment, ANZ  senior economist Sharon Zollner...

People with KiwiSaver default funds have been receiving cash-like returns  and could be missing out on better returns.

The chance of the official cash rate (OCR) moving at Thursday’s Reserve Bank meeting is as close to zero as it could get, BNZ senior economist Doug Steel says.