A Wellington high school has started receiving free sanitary products thanks to two young social entrepreneurs.

The 17-story Crowne Plaza already has almost 11,000 bookings, during what’s being described as the worst winter for tourism since 2011.

A former investment manager has been ordered to pay $400,000 for manipulation of sharemarket prices.

Workers are the most confident in eight years on the back of improved job security and expectations of finding employment, a survey says.

Strong commodity prices and a buoyant agriculture sector have helped push business confidence to a nine-month high.

Skincare and fragrance company Trilogy International is buying the majority of Christchurch-based beauty products maker Lanocorp.

The government believes far too much heat in industrial premises disappears up chimneys and is completely wasted.

The board of local insurance company Tower has given its backing to a takeover offer by Australian giant Suncorp.

The stock exchange looks set to scrap its two small company boards.

Tegal has tripled its full-year profit, but cheap chicken prices squeezed its profit margins.