The dairy giant has lifted its expected payout by 25 cents to $6.75/kg milk solids due to growing global demand.

Beneficiaries faced a 0.3 percent increase in living costs, while costs fell 0.1 percent for the highest earners, the latest quarterly data shows.

Casino operator SkyCity Entertainment, is hedging bets on its Australian businesses, as it agrees to spend more on its Adelaide establishment but slash the value of its Darwin business.

Dairy exporters will get better market access to Thailand.

New Zealand has posted a trade surplus of $242 million for the month of June.

The Commerce Commission has rejected a bid by Suncorp Australia, through Vero, to buy all of Tower Insurance.

There’s a growing appetite in New Zealand to be a franchise business owner, as the sector grows in size and value.

Retail Property Group’s (NZRPG) plans to raise capital and list on the stock exchange has fallen through because investors have turned cautious.

The Warehouse, the country’s biggest listed retailer, is selling its loss-making financial services operation.

Fletcher Building shares plunged 8 percent to a 16-month low after the company revised down its earnings guidance and its chief executive announced his resignation.