Dene Mackenzie

New Zealand's current account deficit is expected to continue gently narrowing as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), thanks to strong tourism and ongoing improvements in dairy prices.

A majority of New Zealand young people believe New Zealand Superannuation will not be sufficient in retirement and the benefit will eventually be means-tested.

Spark is moving its Xtra email service to New Zealand-owned company SMX after the sale of Yahoo! to Verizon for $US5billion ($NZ6.8billion) in July.

It was highly unusual for bonds, equities and gold to all trade together but that was exactly what had happened in the past year, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said yesterday.

Summerset Bishopscourt has introduced an end-of-life suite to better meet the needs of people wanting to end their days surrounded by their family members.

Investors  had a rough start to the week as sharemarkets in New Zealand, Australia and Asia reacted yesterday to a large sell-off in the United States at the weekend.

The "rockstar" economy is rolling back into town this week, with ASB economists expecting GDP (gross domestic product) to have lifted a whopping 1.2% in the three months ended June.

Businesses need to better appreciate the importance of Maori as part of an innovative, diverse workforce, Westpac industry economist David Norman says.

Apple released its new iPhone yesterday saying it was the best, most advanced iPhone ever but not everybody was happy.

The strengthening New Zealand economy continues to provide impetus to a rising sharemarket and dollar.

F&P Healthcare (FPH) will hold an investor day in the United States and Mexico on Monday at which it is expected to showcase its growth opportunities.

NZME. and Fairfax NZ have released their latest merger proposal but Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre says the deal will probably not go through in its current form.

The Australian economy is growing strongly enough to allow the Reserve Bank of Australia to keep its cash rate unchanged at 1.5%.

Queenstown Lakes looks likely to be the next part of New Zealand to soon have average house values of $1 million or more, after Auckland reached the million-dollar milestone last month.

Dunedin city home values continue to rise as housing pressure from Auckland continues to spread throughout the rest of the country.

Christchurch Airport continues to enjoy the benefits of an increased tourism market and set several records in its financial year ending June.

The August-September reporting season was strong after the positive reporting season earlier this year, Forsyth Barr broker Lyn Howe said yesterday.