∩ Lydia Ko starts own golf apparel line, signs with Ecco   ∩  Holden NZ announces global line up in Detroit ∩  Bapcor stake in Hellaby tips over 50%, potentially turning takeover offer unconditional ∩  Rockets on the Mahia Penninsula with The Wall Street Journal ∩  Chinese Chipmaker Plans Overseas Buying Spree to Get Mobile Tech ∩  While you were sleeping: Oil weighs on Dow ∩  Asteroid AG13 narrowly misses earth ∩  Fusion 360 Hands-On Introduction Course January 20 ∩  New plaster houses shake off stigma ∩  EU-New Zealand trade deal in ‘deep trouble’ ∩  Fire engine's pump fails at…

Japanese scientists believe they have established the identity of a "missing element" within the Earth's core. They have been searching for the element for decades, believing it makes up a significant proportion of our planet's centre, after iron and nickel. Now by recreating the high temperatures and pressures found in the deep interior, experiments suggest the most likely candidate is silicon. The discovery could help us to better understand how our world formed. Lead researcher Eiji Ohtani from the University of Tokyo told BBC News: "We believe that silicon is a major element - about 5% [of the Earth's inner…

 ∩ Cut-price air fares to Asia and other destinations go on sale today ∩  The former chief executive of Wellington company Steel & Tube loses life in cycling accident. ∩  Containers popping up all over ∩  Samoa PM touts NZ seasonal jobs ∩  CBL Corp buys biggest client for $142.6 million ∩  Unintended side effects from Trump ∩  PM to travel to Brussels, London and Berlin ∩  NZ dollar drops from 3-week high as rising US wages stoke optimism      

∩ Company car tax perk to return: expert ∩  Bill English leaves on Monday for nearly nine days in Brussels, London and Berlin. ∩  Japan World Smart Energy Week 2017 ∩  Freight train running from China to UK is a first ∩  Bellamy's organic infant formula derails in China ∩  Amazon files patent for flying warehouse ∩  Belgian deputy PM to discuss free-trade deal with EU and NZ ∩  Fonterra milk price rises in NZ shops as world dairy prices take a hit ∩  As New Zealand took its seat as a temporary member for the first time of the…

∩ Company car tax perk to return: expert ∩ Bellamy's organic infant formula derails in China ∩ Amazon files patent for flying warehouse ∩ Belgian deputy PM to discuss free-trade deal with EU and NZ ∩ Fonterra milk price rises in NZ shops as world dairy prices take a hit ∩ As New Zealand took its seat as a temporary member for the first time of the United Nations Security Council. ∩ While you were sleeping: Stocks, greenback climb    

  Scott riding new-tech wave into 2017 NZD/USD Ranges On The First Trading Day Of 2017 New French laws around work time could be good for New Zealand says union      

   Merry Christmas enjoy the festive season and may 2017 be a prosperous year for you.    

3 Exciting Construction Industry Uses For Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality While you were sleeping: Oil gains, stocks slip Restored train link seen as 'exciting opportunity' New Zealand's biggest gold miner to expand Solid growth for NZ despite fragile world economy ASX-listed Caltex Australia agrees to buy Gull NZ for $340 mln  

ISTHMUS won world landscape of the year for 2016 Bapcor gets OIO approval to buy Hellaby, says it's confident of topping 50% acceptances While you were sleeping: Stocks ease from records New contract wine bottling company The Bottling Company opens in Marlborough Diesel engines will help environment, KiwiRail says Kiwi kitchen renovator pushes into US market Alliance established to rebuild Kaikoura coastal route KiwiRail cans electric trains on partially electrified North Island trunkline, goes with diesel Sealegs wins injunction against rival system NZ dollar briefly drops below 69 US cents as weaker dairy auction results posted Faultlines: Calls for greater…

Sealegs signals global expansion plans with new name Alliance established to rebuild Kaikoura coastal route KiwiRail cans electric trains on partially electrified North Island trunkline, goes with diesel Sealegs wins injunction against rival system NZ dollar briefly drops below 69 US cents as weaker dairy auction results posted Faultlines: Calls for greater transparency around seismic engineering Charges filed over ‘made in New Zealand’ claims about NatureBee supplement Rakon shares soar on buy-in announcement While you were sleeping: Record rally continues Southlander oversees trampoline manufacturing in China Taranaki company breaks into the defence industry with new surf-mapping technology Sealegs get High…

MF's Christine Lagarde convicted in negligence case; won't face jail term Taranaki company breaks into the defence industry with new surf-mapping technology Sealegs get High Court injunction to protect technology ahead of lawsuit While you were sleeping: Treasuries, gold gain Nuffield scholar says collaboration key to NZ's sustainable future Exporters should take control of revenues' National Fieldays elects new president National award for engineering student Strong economic growth predicted PM announces new Cabinet line-up The Southern Region Dairy Expo has had a name change.