03 Oct: 13:14 | Investors may get a chance to buy $181 million of shares in New Zealand’s fourth-largest container port.

The new research and development tax incentive introduced today by the government will go a long way to helping inject even more growth into the tech sector, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.

Government has listened to the views of smaller businesses in designing its research and development tax credit scheme, says BusinessNZ.

03 Oct: 11:47 | New research and development tax incentives announced by the Government earlier this morning are an encouraging start to help lift productivity for business in New Zealand, says the EMA.

03 Oct: 07:15 | Danish producer DLF Seeds says its research capability makes it a strong potential acquirer of PGG Wrightson’s grains and seeds business .. . .read on >

02 Oct: 14:50  | On Friday the 5th of October, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions will be hosting in Wellington the first ever New Zealand Roundtable for business, unions, environmental groups and government on a Just Transition to a net zero emissions economy.

02 Oct: 14;46 |New Zealand’s financial system remains sound and resilient, and the Reserve Bank is undergoing significant innovation to prepare for the future, according to the Bank’s Annual Report 2017-18 released today.

Eight containers holding various components making up a nitrogen plant required for the Pike River Mine re-entry arrived at the mine site today.

02 Oct: 07:53 | A new public campaign Energy Voices has been launched today giving voice to public concerns over the end to new oil and gas exploration permits.

01 Oct: 12:0 | Former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and chair of New Zealand Post, Sir Michael Cullen has been appointed the new Chair of EQC, Minister Megan Woods has announced.