Two former senior executives of the former honey export company, Oceania Natural, breached market manipulation rules, the High Court has ruled.

Higher sales and margins have delivered a 66 percent lift in first half profit for automation equipment maker Scott Technology.

People spent more on health, pharmaceuticals and travel services last month but less on food and liquor, according to new Stats NZ figures.

More than half of people surveyed did not want the retirement age raised to 67, even if it meant they could pay less tax.

The workplace safety watchdog began research into the labour-hire industry safety within weeks of two temp workers being killed, but it never investigated their deaths.

SkySolar last year revealed plans for a big solar project in Ongaonga, but is in liquidation with creditors owed more than $12 million.

Home values recorded their largest first-quarter fall in more than 15 years, latest QV figures show.