China's stuttering post-Covid recovery may dampen New Zealand export prospects with dairy and forestry exports treading water.

The Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is due to open soon, but Waka Kotahi insists it doesn't know when. Cue another traffic jam this long weekend.

A device that can measure wind speeds, waves and currents will be the first physical piece of offshore wind technology deployed in New Zealand.

The new foodbank - operational later this month - will run a bit like a supermarket, where clients can pick and choose items with support from staff.

Aviation news was the topic of the day, only some of it on the sharemarket as politics swirled around Auckland International Airport shares.

In a pre-Budget announcement, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the government had nearly doubled the amount of money in its green investment bank.

The kiwi spiked higher after US inflation came in lower than expected, taking pressure off the Fed. Traders expect the Reserve Bank to push through one more hike this month.

More than 1500 travel delegates are in Christchurch for the country's biggest tourism business event.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4 per cent in the first three months of the year, after solid job creation...

“From day one New Zealand exporters will save approximately $37 million per year in tariff elimination alone," PM Chris Hipkins says.