New ZealandBidding wars over rental housingAuckland tenants say they are trapped in a bidding war in a city choked for rental properties, as...31 Jan 04:30 PM
BDBDAged careKiwi households save money for the first time in 11 yearsNZ households have recorded their first year of net savings since 2000.14 Dec 10:45 PM
BDBDAgribusinessTerms of trade dips on commodity price falls, strong dollarNew Zealand's terms of trade - the amount of imports that can be funded by a fixed quantity of exports - fell in the third quarter, driven by falling prices for primary sector exports and a strong kiwi dollar.30 Nov 10:00 PM
EconomyLettuce drops 37pc, leads food prices downwardsLettuce prices were down 37 per cent and tomatoes fell 29 per cent as a vegetable price dive led to food prices down last month.... 10 Nov 09:55 PM
New ZealandAlmost half of Kiwis just scraping byNearly half of all New Zealanders say they have not enough or just enough to live on.01 Nov 01:37 AM
BDBDEmploymentWages up, but private sector lagsWage increases accelerated in the last quarter, but is still soft enough to keep the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates anytime soon. The labour cost index rose 0.6 percent in the last...31 Oct 10:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateBuilding consents sink in September as growth stallsNew Zealand building consents stalled in September with its first monthly decline in five eroding gains over the past two months.30 Oct 10:45 PM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may keep fallingThe New Zealand dollar may extend its decline this week as investors, nervous about the slow progress being made on Europe's escalating sovereign debt crisis, sell growth-linked currencies for the relative safety of the greenback.26 Sep 02:00 AM
LifestyleDomestic chores survey gets feather dusters flyingIt seems rural women are ahead of their city sisters in the domestic goddess stakes by a country mile - on paper at least.22 Sep 06:30 AM
BDBDEconomyNZ current account gap widens as foreigners earn more, visitors spend lessNZ's current account deficit was $2 billion in the three months ended June 30, up from $1.53 billion in the first quarter.20 Sep 11:00 PM