Many children grow up dreaming of living in a world of chocolate, but Thomas Netana Wright has made it his reality.

The total value of KiwiSaver funds fell by more than $2b in the third quarter as the prospect of interest rates staying higher for longer saw equity market values fall.

A slip knocked this red-stickered house off its foundations – the skew is not the camera – but that did not stop it being a very hot property over the weekend.

Third quarter labour market data is expected to show ongoing wage pressures, increasing the risk of another hike in the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate.

The voluntary administrator says the company, which employed 120 people, has run out of cash.

Workers in Aotearoa’s screen industry are struggling to find jobs thanks to the impact of Hollywood’s long-running industrial disputes.

Parent company Juken blames soft demand in Japan and cost of mill upgrades.

United Airlines has added three new weekly flights between Auckland and Los Angeles.