Jewellery entrepreneur Michael Hill is again the richest individual south of the Waitaki River but he narrowly misses out being the richest overall, with the Richardson family, of Southland, edging him out of that spot by a mere $10 million.
AMP Ltd is warning New Zealand shareholders not to accept unsolicited offers to buy their shares at prices significantly below their current market value.
Another United States retailer would soon launch a consumer product based on Blis Technologies oral cavity probiotic, chief executive Barry Richardson told the Dunedin company's annual meeting yesterday.
Eamon Cleary is an infrequent visitor to New Zealand, but he still owns vast tracts of land in Central Otago and Waikato.
Telecom finally got to release some good news to the market yesterday with the $A140 million ($NZ175 million) sale of assets in Australia.
The Hubbard Support Fund had by yesterday raised $25,000 but the trustees are worried there is not enough money to help the many elderly people who have had their funds frozen by the statutory manager.
A Jade Software Corporation product launched at the Port of Otago in 1994 is now being used around the world. Business editor Dene Mackenzie talks to Jade executives about the continuing growth of the company.
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has tried to address some unintended consequences of the Government's move to increase the goods and services tax (GST) to 15% from 12.5% on October 1, but already tax experts say he has not gone far enough.
SBS Bank had an exciting year ahead of it, chief executive Ross Smith told the annual meeting in Invercargill last night.
European bankers will be anxiously awaiting investor reaction to the results of the so-called stress tests which showed better-than-expected results when they were released over the weekend.
The warden of Selwyn College, David Clark, has become the second person to declare his intentions in seeking the Dunedin North Labour Party candidacy which will be decided in September.
Union leaders are warning of a campaign of industrial action and demonstrations as they prepare to take on the Government and its plans to change the country's employment laws.
Prime Minister John Key seems increasingly likely to call an election before the start of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand next year.
Craigs Investment Partners is refusing to be drawn into a public argument with Air New Zealand about the stake Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL) has taken in the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC).
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is waiting for key inflation data before it decides what to do with its benchmark interest rate next month, right in the middle of the Australian election campaign.
The Government has been wheeling out the hard issues in a non-election year, with the latest changes to employment law likely to spark the greatest debate. Business editor Dene Mackenzie reviews the changes.
Apple has officially announced the pricing for its iPad tablet computer which goes on sale in New Zealand today.
New Zealand financial markets will on Monday be the first to react to the results of the European bank stress tests, with the results expected to be a major market driver around the world.
Community support is continuing to grow for businessman Allan Hubbard and his wife Jean with former Mataura mayor Ian "Inky" Tulloch chairing a support fund trust for the Timaru couple.
Allied Farmers has negotiated a further six-month extension of its arrangements with Westpac as it continues to work on new bank facilities and restructuring initiatives.
