EconomyFonterra pours $10b into economyDairy giant Fonterra has announced details of a record year - with $10.6 billion to be distributed to its farmer owners. Its detailed a record payout of $8.25, comprising a "Farmgate Milk Price" of $7.60 per kilogram of milksolids for the 2011 season...21 Sep 10:52 PM
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
OpinionWilliam Cohan: Trader's $2.8b loss punts Wall St back into regulators' jawsThe UBS rogue trader debacle shows how little banks have learned since the world financial crisis.20 Sep 05:30 PM
EconomyCall for crackdown on dodgy shell companiesThe Commerce Minister wants a crackdown on NZ registered companies implicated overseas in smuggling, money laundering and tax fraud. 20 Sep 07:44 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateGDP growth tipped to have slowed, but then lift for rest of 2011New Zealand's economy probably slowed from its surprisingly robust first-quarter pace in the second three months of 2011 as construction stayed weak and manufacturing continued to tread water.18 Sep 08:15 PM
New ZealandNZ tuition fees among world highestTuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year. 15 Sep 06:15 AM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Sept 15: Hurray for the Ruby Wold Cop!This is not a Rugby World Cup mug.14 Sep 05:30 PM
EmploymentManufacturing dips after good start to yearThe volume of manufacturing sales fell 0.7 per cent in the June 2011 quarter, after a 1.4 per cent rise in the March 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.12 Sep 11:35 PM
WorldOil rush begins as Arctic ice meltsAn estimate of 160 billion barrels has companies scrambling to drill in pristine ecosystem, writes Michael McCarthy.09 Sep 05:30 PM
BDBDEconomyEquities sink as Bernanke fires blanksEquities sank after the most powerful central bank chief in the world came out guns blazing but fired blanks ahead of a speech by US President Barack Obama.08 Sep 07:45 PM
