Ethnic diversity, youth and business cloud computing services are at the forefront of Telecom's rebranding as it focuses on building market share, Telecom chief executive Simon Moutter says.
East Otago-based Oceana Gold has bought a Central American gold and silver mine exploration company for $12.1 million in a cashless share transaction.
Major global stock exchanges continued to decline in the face of the United States' debt-ceiling stalemate, as its Government enters its second week of partial shutdown.
Canterbury's rebuild has underpinned a rebound in business confidence for the quarter to September, but also highlights the uneven economic recovery across other regions.
Up to 5000 campers are expected onsite when the Rhythm and Alps music festival is held in the Cardrona Valley, near Wanaka, at the end of December.
Former Dunedin lawyer John Milne will face 33 criminal charges in the Christchurch District Court next month, over $2.8 million in allegedly missing funds.
Just as the National-led Government begins readying changes to the Resource Management Act to finally unlock oil, gas and mineral exploration, it this month lost its parliamentary majority to change the RMA. Senior business reporter Simon Hartley looks at public interest in the unfolding issues.
While positive economic indicators abound in the economy, fish-hooks remain with New Zealand's troublesome housing sector, with the Reserve Bank and Business New Zealand clashing over the controversial loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) being imposed on banks.
Children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch continues its financial turnaround, moving from a massive loss a year ago to a profit of more than $5 million, further reducing its debt and reaping benefits from successful online operations.
There are positive signs to the Christchurch rebuild on several fronts, as its employers lead the way in the country's surge in hiring expectations and Christchurch retail and hospitality spending outstrips national levels.
Withering profit margins have seen clothing retailer Hallenstein Glasson book an 11% plunge in after-tax profit, despite a 2% boost to total sales to $220 million.
Six of the 15 people for working for Ricoh in Dunedin have been made redundant, as the multinational expands services in new directions.
The country's trade deficit - the difference between import and export values - has ballooned out to the largest for the month of August to a $1.2 billion deficit, or 36% of exports.
A replacement lifting cradle is scheduled to be craned into place at Port Otago's Kitchener St slipway next week.
A surge in tourism is expected during the coming year. Chinese visitors were up almost 50,000 for the year to August and a further 50,000 from China are expected in the year ahead, Westpac economist Nathan Penny says.
Sport goods retailer Kathmandu has posted a record profit, largely in line with analysts' expectations, on the back of increased sales in New Zealand and Australia.
The Timaru District Council voted unanimously to accept Port of Tauranga's surprise proposal to become a 50:50 joint venture partner in the town's PrimePort, which has been neglected by shipping lines in recent years.
An application to bankrupt former Dunedin art dealer and Temple Gallery co-owner Victoria Timpany was dismissed in the High Court at Dunedin yesterday, because Mrs Timpany bankrupted herself last Friday.
Otago regional economic confidence has taken a hit during the past quarter, in part related to public sector cost-saving austerity measures such as the loss of Hillside, NZ Post staff and Invermay scientists.
Contentious environmental issues have been propelled to the fore during New Zealand's annual mining and petroleum conferences in recent weeks.
