A housing lecturer is encouraging the government to look into rent controls to keep rentals more affordable,

Company directors’ legal duties and responsibilities need to be updated and made relevant to the 21st century, according to their professional body.

Ports of Auckland appears to be welcoming a new era in its relationship with Auckland Council and unions, after years of tension.

Forestry contractors say they are losing money, work and jobs as a result of fluctuations in the market for timber and delays at the ports.

One of the country’s largest life insurers AIA has admitted to making false and/or misleading statements to customers.

Business confidence seems to have had a dose of midwinter blues, with firms turning pessimistic about the broad economic outlook and less optimistic about their own prospects.

Supermarket operators not behaving as they should need to analyse whether they have consumers’ best interests at heart, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark says.

The Commerce Commission says New Zealand has comparatively high grocery prices and major supermarkets need more competition if consumers are to get cheaper food.

Small businesses have had their best month since last year’s level 4 lockdown, but face a significant challenge from labour shortages.

The country’s main supermarket chains could be in for a shake up when the Commerce Commission releases its draft investigation into the groceries industry.