Businesses and consumers could be paying more as global shipping is disurpted by the conflict in the Middle East.

AI, return-to-office, the summer of strikes and more: both labourers and employers found themselves working through a rollercoaster of changes this year.

Groups assisting hundreds of laid-off ELE workers say the crisis should prompt a review of how companies can recruit vast numbers of people without guaranteeing work.

Pania Tyson-Nathan has received one of the most prestigious New Years Honours in recognition of her contribution to Māori and business.

New Zealand will have to work harder to attract tourists as travellers tighten their purse strings, a tourism leader says.

Screen and stage fixture Ian Mune is one of five new knights and dames appointed.

The coalition government’s pledge to shrink the public sector may have spooked many would-be shoppers in Wellington on Boxing Day, commentators say.

Telcos are reporting their customers used over 2500 terabytes of data on Christmas Day and Boxing Day alone.

Wellington recorded the biggest regional decline in Boxing Day spending, with a drop of 10.8 percent.

This year’s highway closure meant the coastal town was often bypassed by peninsula travellers, but now things are looking up for local retailers.