Otago innovators are well represented in the New Zealand Innovators Awards this year with nominees ranging from a high school biofuel project through to cookies being posted overseas.
The first signs of an economic slowdown are being noticed by the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) sector in New Zealand, the latest MYOB Business Monitor survey of more than 1000 businesses nationwide shows.
Whether the United States Federal Reserve raises interest rates this month is less relevant than China and several emerging countries becoming large sellers of US treasury bonds, Craig Robins says.
The Government's campaign to build bridges with the regions it stands accused of neglecting in its first two terms started in Southland yesterday with the first of the regional workshops which will run until October 14.
New Zealand's telecommunications industry is in for the largest shake-up for many years as the Government pushes to have most people on ultra-fast broadband and 4G mobile by 2020.
A cut in the official cash rate to 2.75% on Thursday is being seen as a sure thing by economists, and two retail banks are now saying the rate could fall below 2.5% by the end of the year.
China is likely to remain a key global focus this week after its markets were closed last week for two days due to public holidays.
Nominations for Fonterra's 2015 elections opened yesterday and those being held for three shareholder-elected directors are the main focus.
Red meat industry amalgamation could be forced upon New Zealand farmers if the Chinese gain a controlling stake in Silver Fern Farms, Labour MP Stuart Nash said in an interview yesterday.
New Zealand still relies heavily on the fortunes of its two largest trading partners, China and Australia, for its success. Business editor Dene Mackenzie talks to Forsyth Barr brokers Suzanne Kinnaird and Peter Young about the economic prospects for those trading partners.
Vector's 2015 result was driven by a strong regulatory performance with customer numbers and volumes up for both the electricity and gas transportation segments, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said.
Depressed commodity prices and slowing Chinese demand continue to weigh on Australian exports, Forsyth Barr broker Peter Young says.
Shanghai and other Asia-Pacific sharemarkets continued their volatility yesterday as worries surfaced again about China's slowing economy.
In a sharp contrast to the recent raft of bad economic news, New Zealand's latest trade data has provided some welcome relief.
Residential property values continue to rise and the latest QV house price index says values are rising at the fastest rate in eight years.
Business confidence has fallen sharply and is now at its lowest level since 2009, a time when the global economy was in the grip of the financial crisis.
Otago and Southland dwelling consents rose sharply in July, both regions exceeding the nationwide 20% rise.
Kiwisaver is extraordinarily successful at attracting members and encouraging long term saving, a new report says.
Kiwibank rewarded its parent company, New Zealand Post, for many years of investment by paying a maiden dividend of $22million after reporting improved financial results in the year ended June.
Shell executive Dexter Krol has lived offshore for 35 years but remains a staunch supporter of the Highlanders and all things Otago. Business editor Dene Mackenzie talked to Dr Krol during his recent trip to Dunedin.
