The Ministry of Social Development has apologised to emergency housing groups after a manager tried to gag them from speaking to the media.

Chocolate and other sweet treats are costing consumers less.

The country’s biggest fuel company, Z Energy, has reported a solid lift in its profit because of the Caltex acquisition and higher crude oil and refined fuel prices.

Xero has cut its full year net loss by more than $13 million, as it continues toward a break-even position.

The Reserve Bank has held its cash rate steady at a record low 1.75 percent, and pointed to only a gradual rise in interest rates.

Tourism operators want to be able to build their own tracks and huts in national parks.

The capital markets’ new Corporate Governance Code aims to bring it up-to-speed with international best practice, while reducing costs for issuers and further protecting shareholders’ interests.

A New Zealand company denied the right to mine phosphate from the ocean floor says the detention of a shipment of phosphate in South Africa shows it was right all along.

Meridian Energy has been rapped over the knuckles for ramping up prices during a power shortage last year.

NZ’s economy has received good marks from the International Monetary Fund, although it is still at risk from a hot housing market and global downturn.