Fuel pipe mystery deepens

Refining NZ chief executive Sjoerd Post says digger teeth marks were visible on exposed, torn pipe.

Refining NZ boss worries for digger driver who damaged "almost pristine" fuel pipe.

$11m for underground power lines

PowerCo will lay the underground cables between its Moturoa and upper Carrington St substations. (file photo)

At $1.2m per kilometre, the new line will travel half way across New Plymouth.

In debt at 20, help!

I was blissfully ignorant of my student loan until I started working.

OPINION: Tackling the mighty student loan - should I save or pay it off?

Z Energy flagged fuel risk

Dozens of flights from Auckland Airport have been cancelled, while others have been forced into refueling stops in ...

Government was bluntly told in 2012 about potential Auckland fuel supply issues,company says.

Courier takes fuel leak hit

Up to 3000 passengers are estimated to have been affected on Wednesday by flight cancellations.

Air mail and parcels getting delayed as airlines lighten their loads over jet fuel crisis.

Kyan Hatcher was issued a trespass order from The Warehouse after he was filmed on camera building a pillow fort.

Pillow fort threat reversed

Short-haul aircraft are carrying extra fuel to ensure they can complete their return journeys.

Fuel rationed until next week

Former Warehouse boss Mark Powell has joined a number of boards since leaving the retailer last year.

New gig for ex-Warehouse boss

Bill Rayner, a Devonport retiree lobbying for mechanisms to support older people caught in housing cash-traps.

Housing strategies of retirees

The 'hero' in the beauty aisle

Shane White's training kicked into action as soon as he got to the man who collapsed in the beauty aisle.

Ian Foreman collapsed in a New Plymouth supermarket only for the produce manager to save his life.

A $30m Taupō shopping list

Saturday's $13m Lotto winner could buy a bar, a 7-bedroom house, a helicopter and Tesla S electric car - and still have ...

Mystery Powerball winner can buy the dream house, car, chopper and even the local Irish pub.

Twentymans wins appeal for crematorium

The historic building in Grahamstown where Twentymans Funeral Directors wants to put human and pet cremators.

A crematorium is one step closer to going ahead in Thames despite protests.

Movie Museum a step closer

Sir Peter Jackson with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, an item for his movie collection which will be housed in the new Movie ...

First of two resource consents for Peter Jackson project has been lodged.

$10m for Jetpack, with strings

Martin Jetpack has clinched enough working capital to keep going but the repayment option may see more shares go to its Chinese shareholder.

Measures to boost fuel supply

Pipeline owner Refining NZ continues to work on repairing the pipe.

Government and industries crank up recovery efforts.

'Mr Angry' is No 1 safety hazard

Personal confrontation was identified as the number one health and safety risk for Wellington City Council staff and the ...

Wellington council staff - especially traffic wardens - at increased personal risk.

Investigation into starving horses

A picture of one of the horses taken in November 2016. Renai Hart says the horse's condition has deteriorated since the ...

Woman says neighbour is starving her horses, but the neighbour says she's being bullied and she's trying to help the animals.

Fuji Xerox takes bosses to court

A Fuji Xerox investigation found inappropriate accounting caused losses worth $350 million.

Former senior executives of Fuji Xerox in New Zealand face court action following an accounting scandal.

Driving gender and pay diversity

Spark chief executive Simon Moutter says "powerhouse women" shaped his leadership style today.

Spark boss' eyes welled with tears when he spoke of how his company had failed to make women feel equal to men.

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My identity theft hell

Keep an eye on your plastic - as you never know who could be using it...

OPINION: For three years another man lived his life, leaving him in financial ruin.

More and more Kiwis are going contactless sponsored

It’s not just keeping customers happy shorter queues are bringing extra revenue

TOP tackles out 'competition problem'

Rental WOF business threatened

Chocolatire makes Taupō home

Paul Brazier has opened up the Huka Falls Chocolate Company in Taupō.

He loves all things chocolate and coffee. Now he has opened up shop in Taupō.

Home screen app a billboard

Excio co-founder and chief executive Ana Lyubich holding one of Wellington Public Library's books which is used in the app.

With one swipe, you can discover a new book, artist, or photographer whose work you can display on your mobile.

The restaurateur sisters feeding Auckland

Sally and Clare Hindmarsh are well-known restaurateurs in Auckland.

'Clare was the sister I went to for advice.'

Room at the inn

White Horse Inn owner Bruce McGuigan is looking to retire.

Legendary Longburn pub needs a buyer or it could close for good.

A vacuum deal that sucks

Richard and Olivia Knights, of Dunedin, and a trade-in vacuum cleaner that was returned.

Godfreys told her she was getting a discount, took her old vacuum - then charged her full price.

Big companies slow payers

Bill payment times are well down on where they were in 2011.

Payment times may have fallen as far as they are going to go, debt collection firm says.

Investor: Why the delay?

The pipeline which connects Marsden Point Oil Refinery and Auckland Airport was damaged on a farm near Ruakaka.

If refinery knew about pipe issues on Thursday, why was the NZX only told on Monday?

Soft plastic recycling has landed in Nelson

Nelson Mail news editor Sally Kidson, centre, shares a seat made from recycled plastic with Victory School pupils Tahla ...

Gone are the days where plastic bags ended up in landfill, now that Nelson finally has a soft plastic recycling scheme.

Property value growth slows

New lending and tax rules may also be contributing to the changes.

New gig for ex-Warehouse boss

Experienced retail boss hops aboard as director of listed property company Kiwi Property.

Rent continues to rise

Inner city townhouses are more sought after and more expensive than ever before.

The cost of renting apartments, townhouses, and unit properties in NZ is more expensive than ever.

Renting lemons

Mould coats the ceiling in a home. Raising rental standards might help reduce the numbers of children being admitted to ...

OPINION: If both landlords and tenants accept the rental WOF, the condition of the property is likely to be more transparent all round.

Better design for economy

Modern design is multi-faceted, covers all areas of our lives and is worth many billions of dollars to the economy.

OPINION: Design has been found to contribute 4.2 per cent of GDP. That is more than agriculture.

When your employer is the government

Is it fair to expect people to keep quiet about things that affect them?

OPINION: How neutral should we expect public servants to be?

Fuel crisis an embarrassment

The pipeline that supplies the nations oil and fuel supplies from the Marsden Point refinery was breached on a farm near ...

OPINION: The rupture of the pipeline carrying Auckland Airport's fuel is not our first infrastructure fail.

Plastic bag vote a winner

Sue Allen: "[BagVote] is being proactive about an issue it would inevitably be demonised about if it didn't address."

OPINION: New World's decision to let customers vote on plastic bags a smart move.

Politician flees 'hostile' farmers

Labour candidate for Palmerston North Iain Lees-Galloway left a farmer meeting about irrigation tax early.

Labour MP claims he was "physically pushed" and his van rammed at meeting about party's water tax.

Silver Fern Farms reward loyalty

Beetham Pastural fattens lambs on the Wellington Regional Council's QEII farm park and sends them to processor Silver ...

Farmers want to see more detail of Silver Fern Farms' loyalty programme before judging it.

Younger generation's view

Imogen Braddock's Vietnamese beef salad.

Marketing expert Rod Slater on how meat became the 'hero' of a Millennials' dinner.

Dairy prices up 0.9%

Wednesday's auction could influence next week's payout announcement by Fonterra.

Dairy prices gain some ground ahead of Fonterra's results next week.

Rolling Stone for sale

Rolling Stone has been an influential magazine covering rock music and became a home for experimental writers.

After half a century the music magazine that shone a spotlight on musicians and counterculture is putting itself up for sale.

'Sick' mailman goes zip-lining

The mailman had turned down lighter duty postings claiming he wasn't well enough to do the job

Former US postie who said injury stopped him delivering mail didn't help his case with holiday photos.

Ryanair's $40m pilot holiday fiasco

As a short-term fix, Ryanair will offer a fare sale and payments to pilots who are willing to waive holiday days.

Mass cancellations over holiday schedules set to leave about 400,000 passengers in the lurch.

Cleaning up the internet

Facebook is vowing to get more selective on who can cash in on ads.

OPINION: It may be time to hit Google and Facebook where it hurts - in the profit.

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