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Market close: New Zealand shares edge up on light volumes

Trading is expected to pick up as the most popular time for holidays comes to an end.

$40 million Pakatoa Island no longer for sale

He's in the rare position of having one of the few privately owned islands in the Gulf.

Heiress seeks 50 strangers to give away $44 million

New York Times: It sounds like a textbook scam. For once, it isn't.

Hertz sells one-third of EV fleet, reversing big Tesla bet

Markets cool as inflation heats up. Oil jumps. Bitcoin swings.

Opinion: Like it or not, high immigration is here to stay

Financial Times: Western politicians who promise to curb migration are doomed to fail.

Fergburger to open Fergbutcher

Fergburger has bought its meat supplier and will be converting it into a retail butchery.

Costco Wholesale New Zealand revenue soars

Accounts show exactly how popular the three-level store at Westgate is.

Kris Faafoi’s new gig in $27b industry

Former politician and journalist is entering a different industry.

Jaimee Lupton on running TikTok’s most popular haircare brand

The Monday Haircare co-founder says this year has brought successes as well as challenges.

Airline capacity nears pre-pandemic levels, sustainable fuel still an issue

Four years after Covid-19 devastated air travel, sector is close to full recovery.

How a Post Office drama galvanised Britain

Financial Times: TV series sparks outrage over miscarriage of justice.

Amazon cutting hundreds of jobs across Prime Video, MGM Studios and Twitch

Ads coming to Prime.

Party's over: Big change coming to streaming services today

The golden age of ad-free streaming is coming to an end.

Market close: Shares fall as investors fret about rates

Shares fell at the opening after a mixed day on Wall Street and then slid further.

China Construction Bank's mortgagee sale: 33 units go for $25m+

The bank put places up for mortgagee sale via JLL last year, a sign of repayment distress.

Vaping, swimming pools, live gigs: 2023 sets consumer spending records

Data from ANZ and Worldline showed spending was subdued in December but still set records.