Rangiora, 25km from Christchurch, escaped unscathed from the Christchurch earthquakes but safety checks have now shut down some of its most important businesses.

If you're savvy, shopping doesn't have to cost the earth. Cate Foster visits the best local outlet stores.

Trousers being sold by a British discount chain clothing store have sparked online outrage over their sexist...

Sub-$1m sector especially strong, writes Colin Taylor

An Eftpos outage has hit Pak 'N' Save and New World stores across the lower North Island this...

They've no idea what to make of the strange people who have appeared on the far riverbank....

Inflation may have stayed relatively benign in the fourth quarter as a strong kiwi dollar provided a check on imported prices, while food prices weakened, giving the central bank little urgency to raise interest rates.

The dismal holiday weather hasn't been kind to some businesses - but others can't stop smiling. Michael Dickison reports on the winners and losers of our damp start to summer

Can your grocery shop really save the world - and would you spend any more if it did? Andrew Laxon examines the pros and cons of ethical shopping