New Zealand–based heavy equipment specialist, Tidd Ross Todd (TRT), has opened its first South Island branch to meet the growing demand for its customers in the region.

This year’s finalists for the Westpac Champion Business Awards were announced tonight at a function hosted by the Ara Institute of Canterbury at the new Kahukura Building (Engineering and Architectural Studies) located on the Ara Campus.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it’s important not to “overdramatise” the economic international scene but warns New Zealand will be affected by more trade war rhetoric.

Trade for All is a lie writes  Prof Jane Kelsey on The Daily Blog website.

The European Union’s top-ranking diplomat has talked up greater cooperation with New Zealand during a flying visit to the country, saying the EU is a reliable partner in an increasingly unstable environment.

The long-awaited upgrade of a tiny West Coast town’s damaged sewage treatment ponds has a time extension – but the district council’s still being investigated for possible environmental rule breaches. David Williams reports for Newsroom.

Steel & Tube Holdings attracted several new investors in the first tranche of a deeply discounted $80.9 million capital raise, which it will use to shore up its balance sheet in a wider restructuring of the steel building products supplier . . . . .

Seeka Limited has announced plans to invest $18m in its Northland post harvest business over the next three years.

New Zealand's building product standards need an overhaul, industry participants say.

E tū members at Maori TV are on strike as of 6am this morning for 24 hours.