Retirement village operators will be put under financial pressure if they are forced to pay money owed to departing or deceased residents quickly, according to their industry group.

Most companies are not reporting their full climate impacts, including many of those who claim to be ‘green’, according to a new study.

Hundreds of people are queuing at Wellington and Auckland airports to rebook flights after low cloud in the capital led to mass cancellations.

Shoppers in Auckland are appalled by the high rate of crime and abuse in supermarkets.

Two companies had previously been allowed to extract billions of litres of water each year from Christchurch’s aquifers using a decades-old consent granted for industrial use.

The company is keeping its retail stores open but closing its Napier factory which has at least 18 staff members.

World Vision estimates nearly $8 billion worth of goods associated with child and forced labour were imported in 2022.

Credit bureau Centrix is stepping up collection of financial data, which will make it faster and easier for consumers to complete loan applications.