In today’s business news – Spark’s launch of its sport streaming platform this week is in doubt and New Zealanders stock up on food and alcohol in February.

A court has been told fuel companies had an obligation to keep up fuel supply to Air New Zealand immediately after a pipeline rupture in 2017.

The management board of Deutsche Bank has agreed to hold talks with rival Commerzbank on the feasibility of a merger.

Line workers are trapped in a sham contracting model, they say, which has them working six days a week and still not breaking even.

The government is looking to support property developers to build homes to lease or rent, rather than to sell.

One of the country’s biggest insurers is limiting the amount of contents insurance policies it approves in Wellington, leaving renters trying to find coverage elsewhere.

Tilt Renewables buys NSW wind farm

Philip Morris, which says a tax break would speed its plan to pull cigarettes from New Zealand shelves, has a small market share and the move is just a bold PR stunt, anti-smoking advocates say.

US President Donald Trump moved up the Forbe’s rich list, while Kylie Jenner made her debut.

New Zealand Post is once again raising the cost of sending a letter as it fights to maintain a sustainable letters business.