A fall in spending on groceries and alcohol has led to a dip in retail, though levels are still above what they were a year ago.

A huge bank based in Beijing says New Zealand is now in a good place to agree to a trailblazing infrastructure project in which China plays a bigger part.

Insuring a car might be about to get a lot more expensive, with one motorist describing her most recent bill as an eye-opener.

A crackdown on tax avoidance by multinational corporations is set to get serious with a new global tax treaty which has just come into force.

Sixty percent of Auckland home owners have mortgages greater than five times their income, the Reserve Bank says.

Auckland Airport’s $1.8 billion expansion over the next five years is to be paid for with extra passenger and other charges.