Three property reports were released yesterday, just before Easter, a traditionally busy weekend for property sales in parts of Otago. Business editor DeneMackenzie reviews the reports and their implications.
First-home buyers should have no trouble getting a house anywhere but Auckland, the new AMP360 Home Affordability Report says.
The growth of social media was breaking down the barriers of having a head office at the bottom of the country, SBS chief executive Wayne Evans said yesterday.
Oceana Gold provided some welcome news to the local economy yesterday when it extended the mine life of Frasers Underground, at Macraes, to the end of 2016, a year longer than previously announced.
Revenue Minister Todd McClay yesterdayannounced some wide-ranging proposals for changing New Zealand's tax system. Business editor Dene Mackenzie talked to Deloitte Dunedin tax partner Peter Truman about some of the changes.
Capacity constraints could be a contributing factor in the falling number of residential consents issued in recent months, ASB senior economist Jane Turner said yesterday.
The Government continues to ignore the concern of New Zealanders about deep sea drilling, the Green Party says.
New Zealanders are becoming more confident about the outlook for the labour market, despite some regions losing some of their optimism in the three months ended March.
Risks and opportunities for the New Zealand economy are finely balanced, according to the latest BusinessNZ Planning Forecast.
There is a sense of relief as two surveys show regional economic confidence rose in the three months ended March.
Mainstreet retailer Hallenstein Glasson yesterday breathed some life into the listed retail sector, bucking a recent market trend and reporting increased profits, margins and an improved dividend.
Foreign ownership in New Zealand shares has risen significantly since the lows in 2010 and is now well above historic averages. Forsyth Barr broker Suzanne Kinnaird tells Business editor Dene Mackenzie there are several issues which could result in the high premiums attracting those foreign investors being reversed.
The New Zealand dollar will remain strong against the Australian currency until the Reserve Bank of New Zealand faces the prospect of interest rate cuts and and the Australian central bank considers rate rises.
Educating staff about what to look for was a key weapon in the battle against public and private-sector bribery and corruption, Deloitte Forensic associate director David Seath said yesterday.
Bad employers will face harsher penalties as Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse moves to strengthen the enforcement of minimum employment standards.
New Zealand achieved a small trade surplus in February by the skin of its teeth, ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley said yesterday.
The New Zealand dollar continues to be the subject to speculation it may reach parity with the Australian currency as concern about the United States Federal Reserve's interest rate policy stokes volatility.
Mobile telephone company 2degrees has bought internet service provider Snap, giving the American-controlled company access to fixed line telephone services and broadband.
Fonterra will update the market tomorrow on its half-year earnings and the impact of the dry conditions on its production, an announcement awaited with some nervousness by farmers and the market alike.
New Zealand consumers continue to demonstrate confidence in the economy, helped along by lower petrol prices and fixed mortgage interest rates.
