Up to 55 jobs will be lost following Nestle New Zealand’s decision to sell some of the country’s favourite sweet brands.

Australians over-claiming on their tax returns took almost $A9 billion out of the government’s budget in just one financial year.

China has told its state media not to attack US President Donald Trump by name despite the intensifying US-China trade war, Reuters reports.

Leading businesses have pledged to fight climate change, forming a coalition and committing their companies to action.

Former Keeping up with the Kardashians star Kylie Jenner is worth $US900m at just 20 years of age, says Forbes magazine.

China said it is “shocked” after the US announced plans for fresh tariffs, escalating a trade war between the two countries.

RNZ has been allocated $4.5 million of extra funding for this financial year of the $15m allocated in the Budget for public media.

The intensification of urban areas is growing with a rise in dwelling consents driven mainly by apartments and townhouses.

The main retail trading banks received a pass mark after coming through tests to assess how they would cope with a major economic downturn.

Farmers face a potential one percent loss of earnings from a disagreement over Fonterra’s internal financing, an economic consultancy studying the dairy industry says.