Drivers should prepare to pay up to $4 a litre for petrol, according to the Automobile Association.

A Gisborne vehicle testing station recently sold by the district council’s commercial arm has come under fire from a former staff member who claims the environment was toxic and unworkable.

BNZ senior economist Craig Ebert said the positive result didn’t tell the full picture and in unadjusted terms, four out of the nine industries were in contraction mode.

The government’s move to ease controversial new lending rules has received tentative support from lenders and budget advisors.

The 50-50 joint venture got underway in 2018 and saw Fonterra launch the Dreamery brand, which included a range of yogurt and milkshakes made using Indian milk.

Greenwashing remains rampant among KiwiSaver fund managers, as investors grow more conscious about where their money goes to.

The changes to ease CCCFA lending rules include lenders not having to use current spending as an indicator of future spending.