In today’s business news – Easter spending dropped in the main centres and a Christchurch construction village is up for sale.

The appointment comes after the sale of the auction and advertising portal to British private equity firm Apax Partners.

One in five bank customers have been offered financial products that they did not need according to Consumer NZ’s latest banking survey.

Businesses are being told they need to better understand how digital marketing works to avoid unscrupulous operators offering unrealistic returns on investment.

The dairy giant has moved to the next stage of its plan to sell-off its Tip Top ice cream business.

Retailers are looking to raise prices after the majority of them had a poor start to the year.

A growing obsession with health and wellness is the muscle behind momentum in the $60 billion industry with everything from gyms to wearable devices generating big profits.

New research suggests there could be a link between areas with high housing costs and a big concentration of Airbnbs.

The Sustainable Business Council is urging companies to look to environmental data before making business decisions.

The supporters and opposers were polarised in their vehemence, but international experience shows CGTs don’t do that much. The political calculus simply did not work, Shamubeel Eaqub writes.