A new regional robotics competition is looking to boost science and technology participation rates among Māori children.

Canterbury-based dairy company Synlait Milk has made a strong full year result, helped by big increases in profit margins and sales growth.

Tens of thousands of businesses around the country will in time be able to benefit from a unique number that identifies them, a not for-profit standards body says.

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders are now choosing advance voting, raising questions about the effectiveness of the polling day blackout.

Activity in the services sector has risen after a wintry soft patch.

Economic growth is expected to have been solid but not spectacular in the past quarter.

Mediawatch – Got your Viewmaster? Two recent New Zealand news projects have sought to use virtual reality and 360° video to immerse viewers in their stories.

Mediawatch – Broadcasting is not seen as a real vote-grabber in the same way as tax, health or education – or even freedom camping – but some of the parties have firm policies on it.

New Zealand’s manufacturing activity has bounced back from a mid-winter dip in August on the back of a lift in production and new orders.

Despite a walk-back on some of its tax plans, a water tax for commercial users is still part of Labour’s policy. We check some of the claims about its cost to farmers.