CompaniesFormula 1080 threat sends dollar downThe New Zealand dollar dropped by half a US cent on news of a threat to contaminate infant and other formula with 1080 poison.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionChristopher Adams: All eyes on reaction of Chinese media and consumersAfter everything New Zealand's infant formula industry has been through over the past few years, the last thing it needed was yesterday's news of the 1080 threat.10 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeSBS mortgage sign of rates rivalryCompetition is continuing to heat up in the mortgage market, with a new rate dipping below 5 per cent.09 Mar 04:00 PM
ManufacturingBaby formula: Mums on warpathSix complaints have been made to the Commerce Commission since its preliminary decision to allow infant formula companies to restrict their advertising.09 Mar 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsCheap parking offered for electric carsAuckland Transport is offering free parking for hundreds of electric vehicles that it hopes will be provided for a public car-sharing scheme.08 Mar 10:45 PM
CompaniesIron ore under US$60 - lowest since 2009Iron ore sank below US$60 ($81) a tonne after China set the lowest target for economic growth in more than 15 years.08 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionChristopher NiescheChristopher Niesche: Aussie house prices, shares defy gravityThe sharemarket and house prices in Australia are surging and some investors are starting to use the dreaded B-word - bubble.08 Mar 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsAuckland looks at electric car schemeAuckland will issue a worldwide call for investors in an electric car-share scheme such as those in North American and European cities.08 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeOCR expected to hold at 3.5%The January OCR review saw a shift in the bank's stance from a tightening bias to neutral.08 Mar 04:00 PM
CompaniesHealth insurer nib eyes growthNew Zealand's second-largest health insurer, nib, might take over another insurance business to get a bigger share of the market here.08 Mar 04:00 PM
CompaniesConcerns raised about NZ shell firmA dispute has again thrown up complaints that misused shell companies.08 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsKordia back in black as it shakes up OzKordia Group, the broadcasting and telecommunications network operator, returned to a profit in the first half on an improved performance at its Australian business.04 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy auction prices keep firmingDairy prices firmed at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, backing expectations that Fonterra will meet its $4.70 a kg farmgate milk price this season, but concerns remain about muted demand from....04 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDManufacturingRising costs hit bionics firmRex Bionics say higher costs to commercialise its robotic exoskeletons have widened its full-year loss to £3.56 million ($7.24 million) from £480,000 a year earlier.04 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessRelief as US wharf strike endsResolution of industrial action at ports along the West Coast of the United States has come as a relief to New Zealand meat producers who have been shut off from a lucrative market.02 Mar 04:30 PM
CompaniesOz co-op confirms milk price forecastMurray Goulburn, Australia's biggest dairy co-operative, has confirmed a full-year forecast farmgate price of A$6 per kg of milk solids.02 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financePower firms nudge index to fresh highNZ shares rose to a fresh record yesterday, paced by Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and Genesis Energy as investors mulled possible lower interest rates across the Tasman.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesCapital puts Rocket Lab on countdownRocket Lab has attracted new financial backing from one of the United States' oldest venture capital firms and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to put it on course.02 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDRetailDiligent expects 19% rise in salesDiligent Board Member Services expects sales growth of up to 19 per cent in 2015 as it attracts customers to its BoardBooks service, and plans to launch a new product this year.02 Mar 04:00 PM
CompaniesImporters struggling to meet demandA major banana importer says a world shortage has reduced its supply at a time of stronger demand from New Zealanders who have switched from expensive summer fruits.02 Mar 04:00 PM
