For those investors looking to take some profits, it might be sensible to do so sooner rather than later, writes analyst Mark Lister.

Dairy product prices dropped to the lowest level since July 2012 in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a slump in rennet casein and butter milk powder.

Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini said the cooperative continued to enjoy a solid balance sheet position, despite a credit rating downgrade by S&P.

The NZ stock market has this year seen IPO's by power companies, tech frims, agriculture companies and now a major media company - potentially.

The business community has, until now, been watching the Dirty Politics scandals play out with bemusement and a certain degree of detachment.

We're eating more fresh fruit and vegetables, visiting supermarkets more often, spending more and seeking more self-service checkouts, says a supermarket boss.

NZX, the stock market operator, has revealed its new market with lighter disclosure requirements will be called NXT.

Falling prices for dairy and forest product exports drove the trade balance into the red last month.

In the latest Herald series on election policies, we look at whether parties are paying attention to voter's worries about land sales to overseas buyers.

The Institute of Economic Research considers the economic cycle has passed its peak but that it will moderate to a still healthy pace.

A buyer keen on Hobsonville Pt's smallest of three new prototype houses couldn't close the purchase, partly because of financial barriers and the tiny size of the house.

One of the big myths about KiwiSaver is that the money is held by the government, writes Helen Twose.

Peter Lyons writes: It is important that the team in charge of the economy is paddling in the right direction.

The New Zealand dollar took a sudden and unexplained dip in early trading yesterday, fuelling speculation that the Reserve Bank may have chosen to exploit thin trading conditions.

With the economy performing well on most other fronts the residential property market remains its major defect.

New Zealand's first crowdfunded capital raising has been completed with craft beer company Renaissance Brewing yesterday reaching its target of $700,000.

Industrial rubber goods maker Skellerup more than doubled annual profit following an insurance payout from the Canterbury earthquakes.

Export demand for New Zealand craft beer is expected to triple over the next decade as Asian consumers develop a taste for boutique brews.

Some homeowners will be hoping for massive capital gains and others fearing the sharp end of spiralling rates bills as Auckland's property market soars.

NZX-listed Scales Corp says its subsidiary Polarcold will build a new cold store at Ports of Auckland's intermodal freight facility at Wiri.

Export log prices have stabilised and are improving a little, despite conditions in the country's biggest market, China, remaining difficult.