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The survey's index lifted four points from its March level to 129. It has only rarely been higher than this in the past 10 years.

PayPal is working on a new generation of embeddable, injectable and ingestible devices that could replace passwords as a means of identification.

The New Zealand dollar is trading close to parity with the Australian dollar and may push through the historic milestone today.

China's biggest bank has begun making inroads into this country's mortgage market.

Bluelab Corporation will use a new research and development growth grant to speed up taking a new sensory product to market in the next year.

Westpac Group chief executive Brian Hartzer has embarked on a mission to transform the bank into a world-leading service company.

Bankrupts will be able to keep the money in their Kiwisaver accounts under a new court ruling.

A protester yesterday jumped at European Central Bank president Mario Draghi during a press conference raising an interesting question: How did she get so close?

The New Zealand dollar has slipped to 98.84 Australian cents from 99.03 cents yesterday ahead of Australian employment data today.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has filed legal proceedings in Portugal against that country's central bank as it tries to claw back a loan to a failed Portuguese lender that resulted in a $200 million write-off.

For the March quarter as a whole core retail sales paid for by credit, debit or charge cards were up 2.7 per cent - the fastest quarterly growth since December 2006.

China's worst economic slowdown in 25 years will hit Australia as iron ore prices tumble, says the World Bank.

A real estate company owner in a dispute with an agent over use of a brand name has tried to have two members of Parliament give evidence in the case.

The NZ Super Fund has lined up alongside vulture funds and an Indian steel billionaire in a bid to extract itself from a bad $200 million bet on a toxic Portuguese bank.

Latest stats show New Zealand consumers are starting to spend up in the shops, with electronic card spending up 3.7 per cent last month.

The New Zealand dollar has risen to a fresh record against the euro and commentators say it is likely to continue to break new ground.

Profits were squeezed in New Zealand's banking sector during the final quarter of last year as non-interest income decreased and impaired asset expenses rose.

The lawyer heading a legal fight against New Zealand's major banks over fees says he won't be throwing in the towel despite a ruling in favour of the ANZ in Australia.

HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham, who first coined the phrase "rock star" in January last year to describe New Zealand's economic growth.