The winners of the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards take great pride in what they do and are focused on achieving best practice in all facets of dairy farming.

New Zealand-based technology company Optimizer HQ has announced plans to explore the prospect of listing on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX).

Fletcher Building Industries has been advised by Washington Securities Pty Limited that it will make unsolicited offers to some holders of the company’s capital notes.

Successful ethnic firms in New Zealand are starting to offer an alternative to the "boat, BMW and bach" dream of many local business owners, says the country’s largest business lender.

ANZ today announced a drop in its one-year fixed interest mortgage rate to 4.95%p.a., down from 5.19%p.a., for lending when there is at least 20% equity.

The value of imported goods rose $263 million (7.4 percent) to $3.8 billion in April 2013, compared with April 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today.

By MasterCard New Zealand Country Manager, Albert Naffah

An annual award that typically recognises export company employees, this year has a service provider among its nominees - for only the second time in its five year history.

John Hartnell, the driving force behind Federated Farmers’ ‘Farmy Army’, received the New Zealand Order of Merit today.

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said today that a runway extension is crucial to attracting long-haul international flights to the Capital City and will grow the economy of the lower North Island.

LEADR NZ Chair Mark Beech announced today that LEADR NZ will integrate with LEADR, the Australasian organisation of more than 2700 members to become a Trans-Tasman entity.

New Zealand Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the local market lifted significantly for the 10,400 bales on offer at the South Island sale this week.

Global natural health and beauty products company Comvita has today posted annual sales reaching a record $103.5 million, despite a sharp rise in the cost of Manuka honey, a key ingredient for the Comvita product range.

The former CEO of Dominion Finance Group Limited (Dominion) and North South Finance Limited (North South) was today sentenced in relation to four Crimes Act charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) arising out of the collapse those companies.

Ecoya Limited (NZX:ECO) has announced today that it will change its name to Trilogy International Limited.

Aucklanders should be given the right to decide whether they want to live - on traditional large ‘half acre’ style sections or high-rise shoe-box apartments - according to the developer of a new subdivision on the city’s southern fringe.

Labour Minister, Simon Bridges officially launched a health and safety guideline for directors titled ‘Good Governance Practices Guideline for Managing Health and Safety Risks’ at a function in Wellington this evening.

You have something in common with the people to whom you owe money: you both want the bill to go away. Your creditor wants to be paid, of course, and if you had the money you would pay it - right? Raewyn Fox, CEO of the New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services thinks so.

Emirates Vice President of Australasia Barry Brown jetted in to Queenstown last week for his first taste of the resort’s world-renowned scenery and experiences.

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is proud to announce that one of the world’s foremost digital activists will visit New Zealand this July to deliver the international keynote at NetHui 2013.

After becoming finalists in the NZ Hi-Tech Awards on Friday night, a Christchurch sales training company is now looking to expand into overseas markets.

Auckland’s traffic congestion has an impact on Waikato business costs and efficiencies, Waikato Regional Council’s policy committee has heard.

Air New Zealand continues its leadership in the digital space teaming up with Google to showcase its Air New Zealand Fairy website at Google’s annual developer conference - Google I/O - in San Francisco.

Prices received by New Zealand producers, as measured by the output producers price index (PPI), rose 0.8 percent in the March 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

King Country Energy (KCE) acquired 100% of the Mangahao power station assets in 2012. The rationale for the acquisition was to enhance KCE’s ability to maintain and grow value for the benefit of all Shareholders in an increasingly competitive and challenging market.

Balfour Beatty is awarded a major contract in Melbourne, Australia as part of the NetworX Alliance team by Victoria’s Road Authority (VicRoads).

Interislander will be giving its flagship passenger ferry - the Kaitaki - a bit of a spruce up this winter.

Continued momentum for new orders in the manufacturing sector contributed to a lift in the sector’s expansion rate, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today announced a Final Price of $7.92 per Economic Right of each share that farmer shareholders sell during the current Supply Offer.

Award winning sales manager Colin May has joined the GEA Farm Technologies New Zealand management team to drive sales for its leading animal health and hygiene brand, FIL.