ANZ says it dismissed seven staff who deleted customer email addresses to prevent them giving negative feedback.

A Kāpiti Coast firm that manufactures hands-free wheelchairs and a tourism company are receiving investment from the Provincial Growth Fund.

Business confidence has fallen to its lowest level in a decade amid softer demand at home and a gloomier international outlook.

The general public’s suspicion of highly profitable, foreign-owned banks has led many to support the Reserve Bank’s plan to increase capital requirements.

In today’s business news – Smiths City reports a loss for its financial year, Abano Healthcare is reviewing its assets and over 65s now eligible for KiwiSaver.

Loan-to-value limits on low-deposit lending by banks may be eased if risks to the financial system are considered to have lessened.

New Zealand scientists are helping to develop new varieties of dragon fruit that will be commercially grown in Vietnam.

The directors of collapsed insurance firm CBL have upped the ante on their campaign against the Reserve Bank for having their business liquidated, ahead of an independent report on the regulator’s actions.

Fonterra has sold its stake in the German protein product start-up Foodspring for a gain of $64 million.

New Zealand exported a record volume of beef to China in a single month in May, according to new analysis.