Industries
OCR in neutral and handbrake on
If the official interest rate was a car, no-one would bother looking for the key rights now, banks suggest.
Dame Julie Christie goes west
Reality TV queen can use her Dragon's Den skills in assessing applications for money from Development West Coast.
Chart: Housing costs
Household income isn't keeping pace with housing costs in Auckland, but what about other cities?
Fast food staff win pay battle
KFC, Pizza Hut, Carls Jnr and Starbucks workers, who went on strike in April over pay rise issues, have won.
Aluminium cladding in use in NZ
Building industry sources say aluminium cladding, used in the London high-rise fire, is also in use here.
Directors appoint female president
Directors are expected to predict the future, but the world is increasingly uncertain.
Economic growth disappoints
Moderate quarterly GDP growth of 0.5pc shows fresh approach needed, says Labour.
Kiwis underpaid, overqualified
Overqualified workers and 'mediocre management' blotting NZ's economic success, says OECD.
Train derailment preventable
Workers did not complete required brake tests before freight train derailed in 2013, report finds.
Planned cat cafe seeks funds
Prep-purr-ations are being made for the purrfect place to grab a coffee - Christchurch's first cat cafe.
Chart: Visas in Canterbury
The number of skilled visas issued to workers jumped for the quake rebuild, but has flattened out.
Bogus Lions merch seized
Three to four individuals are being probed for selling unauthorised Lions merchandise.
Veggie prices 'absurd'
Chefs are having to rethink their winter menus as wet weather ups the cost of fresh produce.
Banks slash code of practice
Shortened code of practice paves way for banks to take different stances on internet fraud and other issues.
Firm critical of SFO complaint
The Serious Fraud Office has closed its investigation into Trends Publishing.
Govt checks with Fuji Xerox
No cause for concern yet over government contracts worth over $50 million, says minister.
Chart: Work in Canterbury
Mining provides the fewest jobs in the region, so which industry has the most workers?
Lester, Little back bus drivers
Labour pair support old pay rates, while new operator insists drivers will prosper.
Nelson Mail cuts editions
Fewer than four job losses expected from switch to more 'sustainable' publishing model.
NZ scandal claims big scalp
Government stays silent on NZ involvement as Fuji Xerox global chairman resigns.
Travellers want what NZ sells
Sure, there's Rome, London and Paris, but more and more people want to come to New Zealand.