Business
Confidence in your CEO? Scared of Elon Musk? New Spark chair's first day on the job
Vince Hawksworth jumps from electricity to phones.
Latest from Commerce Commission
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
30,000 people in Wellington region fail to pay first Tiaki Wai water bill
Unpaid first-quarter bills total $21m, or 18.5% of all accounts.
Nicola Willis on cost of living, wages and supermarket reform
Liam Dann asks Nicola Willis why the economic recovery has been so slow.
Labour hints at tackling Air NZ dominance but Consumer NZ questions airport cost plans
Labour refund plan could leave passengers without next flight, watchdog says.
‘Schoolyard bullies’: Airline bosses eye up fight with powerful fuel companies
Airlines welcome $5.7m in Government help as soaring fuel bills bite.
Labour's Fair Go law garners support but analysts question implementation
Consumer NZ backs the plan but queries enforcement against overseas firms.
Why bad policy feels as good in 2026 as it ever did
OPINION: The fundamental problem is that there is no direct feedback mechanism.
'A real mess': Should NZ follow Australia and ban card surcharging?
New Zealand’s bill to ban surcharging has stalled amid strong opposition from some.
‘It’s a rort’: Kiwis wrongly stung for visiting shops twice in a day
The Commerce Commission says the parking industry is 'an area of concern' for consumers.
National's ridiculous plan to destroy the Four Square store
OPINION: National’s plan to split Foodstuffs threatens a 104-year-old Kiwi icon.
Are New Zealand's business leaders really too frightened to speak?
OPINION: Some want to see what policies survive the election and coalition negotiations.
Retail petrol prices ‘reasonably reflecting’ changes in import costs - ComCom
The Commerce Commission is continuing to keep a close eye on fuel prices.
Think petrol prices on mainland Auckland are bad? One island just hit $5 a litre
Auckland's island motorists are bearing the brunt of higher fuel prices.
Your business, their election promise
OPINION: Party policies to split supermarkets and speed refunds could hurt investment.
'We can't go on like this': Multiple defects in Roofbuddy-approved roof
Newlyweds Pam and Rob Lloyd say they've suffered ill health trying to resolve dispute.
2degrees sees operating profit jump, mobile gains as regulator weighs One NZ partnership
The results come as the regulator weighs a mobile tie-up with One NZ.
$2700 savings? Aotea Energy lets you buy power at wholesale prices. Can it succeed where a predecessor failed?
The Kiwi company says its home battery could shave 65% off your power bill.
Supermarkets v super markets: Nats' Foodstuffs split doesn't betray conservative values
OPINION: Would you rather have more privately owned grocery competitors or have KiwiMart?
Nicola Willis v Arena Williams on the supermarket duopoly debate
OPINION: A response to National's plan to split Foodstuffs into two separate chains.
Big bold policies show political ground is shifting ... finally
Policy momentum offers hope for New Zealand’s long-term economic recovery.
National cannot campaign on competition while ignoring the banks
OPINION: Supermarket break-ups will not solve the wider costs squeezing New Zealanders.
A decade at the checkout: Inside our food price crisis and proposed solutions
Search each food item over 10 years to see what has gone up the most – and least.
Regional supermarket owner left feeling 'physically sick' by Foodstuffs split idea
Another supermarket owner in the region said he was 'bewildered' and in 'disbelief'.
'Extremely difficult, costly and risky': Foodstuffs split
ANALYSIS: Structural break-ups are very rare; that specificity makes wider chill unlikely.