The banks has been named bank of the year for everyday banking by consumer organisation Canstar.

The NZ-China free trade agreement doesn't stop new restrictions on house sales to overseas buyers, but National's subsequent deals try to, writes David Parker.

Open Country has told its farmers that their forecast payout has been cut back due to slumping world dairy prices.

The NZ dollar has been trading around 65 US cents, which the Prime Minister has previously called the "Goldilocks" level.

Iran, once OPEC's second-biggest producer, will boost its oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day immediately after sanctions are lifted

The dollar has since consolidated after a slump in dairy prices and benign inflation stoked expectations of interest rate cuts.

Chief Theo Spierings admits news unsettling for staff as co-op tries to reduce its payroll bill by up to $60m a year.

The dollar plummeted after whole milk powder fell more than expected in the GlobalDairyTrade auction overnight.

Dairy prices have plunged in the latest world dairy auction, taking the Kiwi dollar down with it.

The dollar gained as an unexpected decline in US retail sales raised speculation of a delayed increase in US interest rates.

A slowdown in the Chinese economy isn't expected to crimp demand for education in New Zealand.

The NZ dollar weakened as Greek agreement turned investor attention to US interest rate hikes, supporting greenback.

The lower kiwi will benefit exporters such as Delegat which counts the US as its largest market.

It's impossible to know where the rout of Chinese stocks will end but there's little doubt its effects will wash over Australia one way or another, says Christopher Niesche.

The dollar weakened as Eurozone leaders stepped up their demands for Greece reforms at meetings over the weekend.

The dollar was little changed as risk sentiment improved following a bounce in Chinese equities and new Greece proposals.

"It's pretty negative, there's a lot of selling in the futures and there's not much buying - this market looks completely stuffed."

The dollar fell as commodity prices dropped on concern about waning demand.

The kiwi dollar was little changed overnight as traders awaited further developments in Greece.

NZX dairy futures pricing continues to point to more weakness in the whole milk powder market, following on from the sharp decline at last week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Greece’s “no” vote on austerity measures lead to a tumultuous day of trading across equity markets – including New Zealand and Australia.

Craig Elliffe writes: The officials' paper indicates an exemption will apply when you inherit a property from a deceased estate or have transferred as part of the property settlement.

The dollar hits a five-year low as Greeks reject austerity in referendum.

Finance Minister Bill English says the current review of tariffs in the China New Zealand free trade agreement was one of the things that could benefit the dairy sector.

Leading American trade economist Professor Peter Petri is optimistic that the Trans Pacific Partnership will turn out to be less damaging to Pharmac than people fear.

A document shows the US was trying to get increased TPP protection for drug company intellectual property.