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
BusinessPrices for NZ goods and services up 1.4pcPrices for goods and services produced in this country rose 1.4 per cent in the June quarter from the previous three months.16 Aug 11:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy and meat push exports up 4.5pc, dollar dipsNew Zealand's trade surplus was $230m in June, missing forecasts and pushing the kiwi dollar down by almost a third of a cent.26 Jul 01:45 AM
EconomyAnnual inflation at 21-year highNZ inflation accelerated more than expected in the second quarter, on prices of fuel, food and power, pushing the annual rate to a 21-year high of 5.3 per cent. It increases the prospect of a rate rise later this year.18 Jul 12:35 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Goff may win the political debate, but a tax is still just that14 Jul 05:30 PM
Official Cash RateEconomy shows surprising muscleGDP growth twice as strong as forecasters picked despite earthquake14 Jul 05:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateEconomy surges - GDP up 0.8pcNew Zealand's economy kicked off 2011 with a bang, growing at twice the forecast pace and the fastest since December 2009 as a resurgent manufacturing sector drove the nation's revival in the face of Canterbury's earthquakes.13 Jul 11:50 PM
EconomyFloods send vege prices soaringThe Queensland floods are being blamed for a massive increase in the cost of tomatoes, capsicums and cucumber during June. While meat, poultry, and fish prices fell from their peak in May, fruit and vege surged...13 Jul 12:00 AM
