Nona Pelletier

The country needs to speed up its infrastructure spending to make up for a deficit that is hurting the economy and will only get worse with climate change, according to a new report.

Freightways has reported a smaller-than-expected increase in profit as it counts the inflationary cost of a tight labour and increased spending on infrastructure.

Who wants to be a director? That's a question many are asking themselves - with relatively little reward for an increasingly risky and complex role.

The Financial Markets Authority has given the NZX a black mark in an annual review of the market operator.

The country's biggest poultry producer, Tegel, has reported a drop in profit and flat sales.

Housing prices are in a holding pattern with values in Auckland and Wellington at a standstill.

Vodafone and Vocus are promising a bigger, brighter broadband service when the national high speed fibre fibre network is deregulated in two years.

Sky TV and Spark have agreed that Sky's Fanpass will be available to Spark customers with unlimited broadband plans.

Spark has downgraded its profit outlook as it plans to spend more on a restructuring programme, adding $55 million of costs to the bottom line.

The share price of Steel & Tube has dropped by nearly a quarter in early trading after the building supplies company said it would take a $54 million write-down.

The telecommunications industry is banding together to combat scammers and provide more consumer protection.

The house market remains subdued with value growth dragged down by prices in Auckland and Christchurch.

New Zealand is expected to see a pick-up in mergers and acquistions, even though several big deals were stymied by regulators, last year.

The founder and chief executive of the cloud accounting software company Xero is stepping down at the end of the month.

KiwiSaver investors are leaving themselves shortchanged because of fear, conservatism and indifference, an economist says.

The casino company SkyCity Entertainment has posted a strong first half profit, as its New Zealand business grew and its high-roller business recovered.

Markets operator NZX has issued some fresh guidance to help grow the size of the green bond market.

Japan's biggest online fashion retailer has taken a $US20 million option to buy a New Zealand wearable sensors business.

Wellington's tallest building, the Majestic Centre, has been sold for $123.2 million

The housing market continues to cool, with the slowest annual rate of price growth in more than five years.

New Zealand's largest private transport and logistics business, Transport Investments, is going public with a backdoor listing on the NZX.

A group of women business leaders and investors have launched a capital fund designed to support female entrepreneurs.

New Zealand's technology sector had turnover of $10b in sales in the past year. Audio

Telecommunications company Vodafone is giving its television service a content and technology upgrade.

People wanting to invest in an urban farm are being offered a novel return - broccoli instead of bucks.