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
Official Cash RateCrisis brings us closer, says EU presidentThose who think that the Euro will disintegrate are not fully aware of the dynamics of the European Union, the EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in Auckland today.08 Sep 12:15 AM
BDBDEconomyWall St rallies overnightUS shares rebounded overnight, as investors applauded signs on both sides of the Atlantic that government fiscal problems are getting solved.07 Sep 07:30 PM
