The government is defending its assessments that there is little risk to the country’s energy security, even if the only oil refinery stops operating.

Fuel retailer Z Energy is in the takeover sights of a couple of suitors, according to an Australian media report.

Shareholders are being asked to approve a proposal to convert the site into a fuel import terminal resulting in job losses – although the company said it was the best option to allow it to remain viable.

People in the tourism and infrastructure industries are hoping the government will soon change the way it assesses the risk travellers bring when they arrive in New Zealand.

Rising house prices, low interest rates, a desire to learn, and fear of missing out are pushing more people to use retail online trading platforms.

A multi-million dollar redevelopment of Hawke’s Bay Airport will be unveiled to the public today, after months of delays.

T&G Global reports sharp drop in profits after worker shortage impacts harvest.

Plans to toughen mortgage lending rules and bring in debt-to-income ratios aren’t enough, the Green MP says.

Expectations are that the Reserve Bank will cement in an interest rates rise in coming weeks but an economist is warning against going “too early like it did after the global financial crisis”.

A student job recruiter says these are unprecedented times for the labour market, as youth unemployment drops and job listings soar.