Business confidence has perked up at the start of the year, although firms are less upbeat about their own outlook and still expecting solid inflation pressures.

Following through on election promises, the Consumer Affairs Minister has unveiled plans for the finance sector.

Reserve Bank will need to be more active in next few years to keep inflation in check.

Godfreys business operates 141 stores and employs more than 600 staff in Australia and New Zealand, with an additional 28 stores run by franchisees.

The Fiordland Navigator ran aground near Crooked Arm in Doubtful Sound last Wednesday.

Global financial services firm JP Morgan Asset Management and Craigs Investment Partners have formed a strategic partnership.

An Otago juice company is investigating yet another way of reducing cherry waste – by freezing them.