Topshop gift cards will still be valid, as the fashion retailer works through receivership.

Fashion stores, bars and restaurants are opening their doors this week in what was once a desolate, earthquake damaged central business district.

A high street fashion retailer has gone into receivership barely two years after opening because of tough competition.

It is already the costliest year on record, the Insurance Council says.

Job advertisements numbers have bounced back to a record high, led by continued strong growth in the regions.

Prices have risen slightly in the latest global dairy auction, though whole milk powder slipped.

Commodity prices have nudged lower, because of weaker meat prices and dairy flattening off.

New Zealand video game developers have pitched an ambitious target of $1 billion revenue within the next decade.

Local businesses expect the NZ dollar to rise against the US in the next year, but are also wary of short-term currency jitters caused by the election.

KiwiSaver should be compulsory or incentives should be reintroduced to attract people to save for their retirement, ANZ says.